Illustrator Boot Camp EOPA Practice Exam

When you want a point on a path to be a sharp corner instead of a curve, you’re changing the type of that anchor point. In Illustrator, anchor points can be corner points or smooth points, and converting switches how the handles behave to create or remove curves. First, select the specific anchor point with the Direct Selection tool. Then open the panel on the right and use the Convert option to choose Convert to Corner. This removes any directional handles and makes the point meet the path with a sharp angle. The other methods don’t accomplish this: drawing a new corner point and deleting the old one adds a different point rather than changing the existing point’s type; double-clicking with the Type tool edits text, not anchor type; using the Smooth Tool would soften the path, not create a corner.