# Adding, Deleting, and Moving the Editing Points on a Shape

You can fine-tune the lines and contours of a shape by adding, moving, or deleting its editing points. First you need to make the shape editable, as described in Editing Shapes.

Here are ways to manipulate a shape's editing points:
- To add a point, make the shape editable, press the [Option](Mac) or [Alt](Win) key, and then hold the pointer over the shape's border. The pointer changes into a pen tip with a plus sign (+). Click the location on the border where you want to add a point, and then move the point if needed.
- To move a point, make the shape editable, click the point, and the drag it to another location. You can move several points at the same time by holding down the [Shift] key as you click multiple points, and then dragging.
- To delete a point, make the shape editable,click the point, and then press the Delete key. You can delete several points at the same time by holding down the [Shift] key as you click multiple points, and then pressing Delete.

  Closed shapes, such as captions and panels, require there be at least three points in a shape so you will not be able to delete points once there are only three remaining.