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To cancel the change to the point and line segments, press Esc before releasing the mouse button. A corner point joins two line segments with one segment going off in a different direction. Once you stop dragging the point will be changed to a corner point. To have the point treated as a corner point, press Alt while dragging either of the handles attached to the point. A straight point joins two line segments of different lengths. Once you stop dragging the point will be changed to a straight point. To have the point treated as a straight point, press Ctrl while dragging either of the handles attached to the point. A smooth point joins two line segments of equal length. Once you stop dragging, the point will be changed to a smooth point. To have the point treated as a smooth point, press Shift while dragging either of the handles attached to the point. To delete a point, click the point while pressing Ctrl. To add a point, click the shape outline while pressing Ctrl. A vertex is the point, indicated by a black dot, where a curve ends or the point where two line segments meet in a freeform shape. On the Format tab, click Edit Shape, and then clickĭrag one of the vertexes that outline the shape. For example, you edit points when you need to lean a triangle over to the right.

To close the shape, click near its starting point. To leave the shape open, double-click at any time. To finish drawing the shape, do one of the following: To draw a straight segment with the Freeform tool, click one location, move your pointer to aĭifferent location, and then click again to draw a curved segment, keep your mouse button pressed as you drag to draw. Ĭlick anywhere in the document, and then drag to draw. To draw a shape that looks like it was drawn with a pen by hand, or to create smooth curves, click Scribble. To draw a shape that has both curved and straight segments, click Freeform. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes. Note: For information about connecting shapes with lines, see Draw or delete a line or connector.