Quick Answer: How to Move Anchor Points in Photoshop

If you need to move an anchor point, click it with the Direct Selection tool. When selected, the point becomes solid. Drag to move the anchor point. If you need to, you can move a curved or straight segment in the same fashion.

How do you move a point of an image in Photoshop?

With the Direct Selection tool select an anchor point on the segment you want to adjust. Drag the anchor point to the desired position. Shift-drag to constrain the adjustment to multiples of 45°.

How can you move an anchor point or segment?

You can override automatic switching of the Pen tool to the Add Anchor Point tool or the Delete Anchor Point tool.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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Sophia analyzes international trade, startup ecosystems, retail transformation, and supply chain logistics for modern digital publications.

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