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This document was created by an unregistered ChmMagic, please go to http://www.bisenter.com to register it. ThanksNotice the point you created in step 5. It creates a nice smooth curve between the point you just created andthe point you created in step 4. That's what a smooth point is all about.As you have no doubt noticed, creating smooth points also results in the appearance of two handles for eachpoint. These handles can be used to change the angle and direction of a curve after you've initiallyestablished it. You'll learn more about them in the "Editing Paths" section, later in this hour.8. Switch to another tool or click your starting point to end the path.Okay, those are the basic ideas: straight lines via corner points and curved lines via smooth points. But there's more that you have toknow about each one to use them effectively.Corner PointsCorner points are easy. No matter what kind of line is coming into a corner point, the result is always an angle, not a curve. If a curvedline comes into a corner point, it's the smooth point at the other end of that line that affects the line's angle (see Figure 13.11).Figure 13.11. Corner points surround smooth points.