You have to select the Layers with the Selection Tool (V) and then click on the Intersect tool in the pathfinder panel. The Intersect layer tool would select the path or the area where the layers intersect each other. If you place two shapes on top of the bottom shape then the path information of both of those would be removed from the bottom shape. Minus Front can work with more than two shapes. After Selecting the shapes, click on the Minus Front. You have to select the two shapes with the Selection Tool(V) or you can press and hold Shift and then click on both the shapes to select them. It lets you subtract or minus the top shape from the bottom shape. This tool would remove the overlapping areas of the top shape from the bottom shape. The two shapes would be combined with their paths joined together. You have to select the shapes, you want to combine together, with the Selection Tool(V) and then click on Unite in the Pathfinder Panel. Unite tool would combine two shapes together to create a new shape. The tools and the their functions are explained below. The Shape modes and the Pathfinder tools. Add any color fill or effects after you have finished.You get two sets of tools in the Pathfinder panel. It’s easier to use edit points if the shape doesn’t have any fill or style.
Use the white square edit points to change the curvature of the line between two black edit points. On the toolbar, select the Shape Format tab, and in the Insert Shape group, select Edit Shape > Edit Points.ĭrag the black edit points to change the shape. If you're unsatisfied with the choices you get, start over by unselecting the shapes, and then repeat this procedure, selecting a different shape first than you did in the previous attempt. Note that the order in which you select the shapes to merge may affect the options shown to you.
The following table illustrates the effect of each option on the sample of two circles that are slightly overlapping, like so: On the Shape Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, select Merge Shapes, and then pick the option you want. (If you don't select any shapes, then the Merge Shapes button in step 2 will be grayed out.) Select the shapes you want to merge: press and hold the Shift key while you select each shape in turn.
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