Comments on: The Hidden “Join Paths” Command

By: ginger

ginger — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:03:44 +0000

Ah, so easy when you know what hoops to jump through. Thank you, thank you! Using my brand new “command J” right now!

By: Sandro Lopes

Sandro Lopes — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:31:57 +0000

Thanx. These things become ridiculous in such a program :S

By: Krys

Krys — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:15:02 +0000

This was the first link to come up for my google search “join points indesign cs2″. Thanks, very helpful info!

By: Branislav Milic

Branislav Milic — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:05:23 +0000

I remember using/testing these features while IDCS2 was in beta stage and then, because they were not visible in the publicly released application, I forgot them ! How that ?

By: Steve Werner

Steve Werner — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:37:39 +0000

But there’s more there, Anne-Marie!

There are at least five other commands under the Object Menu product area that have no user interface: You must assign a keyboard shortcut to them to use them!

I haven’t tested these extensively, but quick testing reveals these:

(1) Paths: Connect acts when two anchor points are selected with the Direct Selection tool. It connects them with a new line segment, placing smooth anchor points at each end of the new segment.

(2) Convert Point: Corner works with one direct-selected anchor point. It turns a smooth anchor point into a corner point

(3) Convert Point: Smooth does the opposite. It turns a corner point into a Smooth point

(4) Convert Point: Symmetrical is especially interesting. QuarkXPress 4+ gave us the concept of a Symmetrical point which is a smooth point with equal-length handles. This command creates that when an anchor point is selected

(5) Convert Point: Line End appears to suck in the handles of a smooth point.