Adobe Illustrator: Connect paths - how it works

With Adobe Illustrator you can create professional vector graphics. In this practical tip, we show which tool you can use to connect paths with particular ease.

Illustrator: Connect Paths using the Merge tool

In Illustrator CC, Adobe has introduced a new tool that makes it easier to merge individual paths. We show you how to use the tool correctly:

• First open the file in question in Illustrator.
• Make sure that the layer with the two paths is not locked.
• Switch to the Merge tool. You can see the exact location in the toolbar using our screenshot.
• Connect the two paths to the tool by holding down the mouse button either over the intersection or over the two ends of the paths.
• Illustrator neatly merges both paths and creates a common path.