Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

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Depending on which direction you drew the path in, dragging in one direction may reverse the
direction handles.


  1. Select the Direct Selection tool and drag the end of the bottom direction handle down to make
    it longer and to give the path more curve.


The direction handles for an anchor point are split when you create them with the Anchor Point
tool. The Direct Selection tool allows you to change both direction handles at once.


  1. Select the Anchor Point tool ( ). Move the pointer over the anchor point to the right of the
    anchor point you just edited. Press and drag down when the pointer looks like this:. Make
    sure the top of the swans head looks similar to the way it did.

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