Adobe Illustrator - Trying to drag anchor points

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Trying to drag anchor points

Supchaka

2004-04-22, 4:28 am

Hello, I'm not sure what I did to screw up my shape, but I was able to
indivdually grab and drag anchor points before I inadvertantly did something
and now when I try to drag an anchor I keep dragging the whole image. I've
tried shift, alt and ctrl clickng the point, I've somehow selected them all
and cant undo it :) Any hints would be great!

LauraK

2004-04-22, 4:28 am

>Hello, I'm not sure what I did to screw up my shape, but I was able to
>indivdually grab and drag anchor points before I inadvertantly did something
>and now when I try to drag an anchor I keep dragging the whole image. I've
>tried shift, alt and ctrl clickng the point, I've somehow selected them all
>and cant undo it :) Any hints would be great!
>
>

Make sure you're using the "plain" white selection arrow, not the one with the
plus sign. The plus sign selects an object within a group.

laurak@madmousergraphics.com
http://www.madmousergraphics.com
web design, print design, photography

Mike...

2004-04-22, 4:28 am

in article qoGhc.30446$G_.16241@nwrddc02.gnilink.net, Supchaka at
supchaka@verizon.net wrote on 04/21/2004 7:48 PM:

> Hello, I'm not sure what I did to screw up my shape, but I was able to
> indivdually grab and drag anchor points before I inadvertantly did something
> and now when I try to drag an anchor I keep dragging the whole image. I've
> tried shift, alt and ctrl clickng the point, I've somehow selected them all
> and cant undo it :) Any hints would be great!
>
>

Hint: Hire someone to do it for you.

--
Mike

* Logo Design *
Put some fun in your next logo!

Site at: http://www.artistmike.com

Supchaka

2004-04-22, 4:28 am

LOL I love the tutorials on your site Mike, they have absolutely no use
whatsoever.
http://www.artistmike.com/test/page1.html for example.... Throughout your
entire 5 page rambling not once do you name a tool, a preset, a reference,
ANYTHING! Haven't done much teaching have you son? If you are going to say
you have tutorials, at least make it a viable statement you XXXXing moron.
It was a good laugh though!

"Mike..." <mike@artistmike.com> wrote in message
news:BCACA4CA.F7A44%mike@artistmike.com...
> in article qoGhc.30446$G_.16241@nwrddc02.gnilink.net, Supchaka at
> supchaka@verizon.net wrote on 04/21/2004 7:48 PM:
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> Hint: Hire someone to do it for you.
>
>
> --
> Mike
>
> * Logo Design *
> Put some fun in your next logo!
>
> Site at: http://www.artistmike.com
>
>
>

steggy

2004-04-22, 4:28 am

Supchaka wrote:
>
> Hello, I'm not sure what I did to screw up my shape, but I was able to
> indivdually grab and drag anchor points before I inadvertantly did something
> and now when I try to drag an anchor I keep dragging the whole image. I've
> tried shift, alt and ctrl clickng the point, I've somehow selected them all
> and cant undo it :) Any hints would be great!

Start all over, click outside the image to deselect.
Then use the white (open) arrow, the direct select tool. I
am on Mac, I use the option and the shift key for various reasons.
--
steg

steggy

2004-04-22, 4:28 am

Supchaka wrote:
>
> LOL I love the tutorials on your site Mike, they have absolutely no use
> whatsoever.
> http://www.artistmike.com/test/page1.html for example.... Throughout your
> entire 5 page rambling not once do you name a tool, a preset, a reference,
> ANYTHING! Haven't done much teaching have you son? If you are going to say
> you have tutorials, at least make it a viable statement you XXXXing moron.
> It was a good laugh though!
>

:))))))
--
steg

Mike...

2004-04-22, 5:28 pm

in article CfJhc.41451$L31.11437@nwrddc01.gnilink.net, Supchaka at
supchaka@verizon.net wrote on 04/21/2004 11:04 PM:

> LOL I love the tutorials on your site Mike, they have absolutely no use
> whatsoever.
> http://www.artistmike.com/test/page1.html for example.... Throughout your
> entire 5 page rambling not once do you name a tool, a preset, a reference,
> ANYTHING! Haven't done much teaching have you son? If you are going to say
> you have tutorials, at least make it a viable statement you XXXXing moron.
> It was a good laugh though!

http://www.artistmike.com/OtherStuf...stuff.ivy3.html

There is a listing of many tutorials... try them all.

":^) ®

Some people like the tutorials because they are not specific to just one
program ... I made them general, and not specific to just one program.

":^) ®

--
Mike

* Logo Design *
Put some fun in your next logo!

Site at: http://www.artistmike.com

Gray asphalt

2004-04-30, 10:28 pm

"Supchaka" <supchaka@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:qoGhc.30446$G_.16241@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...
: Hello, I'm not sure what I did to screw up my shape, but I was able to
: indivdually grab and drag anchor points before I inadvertantly did
something
: and now when I try to drag an anchor I keep dragging the whole image. I've
: tried shift, alt and ctrl clickng the point, I've somehow selected them
all
: and cant undo it :) Any hints would be great!
:
:

Make sure bounding box is activated in views menu.