Join vs. Average Join

Join vs. Average & Join

It's important to recognize the difference between Join and Average & Join. If you select the end-points of two paths with the Direct Selection tool (A) and choose Object>Path>Join (Com- mand-J [PC: Control-J]), a straight path will be created to join the two paths. If you want the paths to be joined together using a common point, first choose Average (Command-Option-J [PC: Control-Alt-J]), then use Join.