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# Moving Vertices and Tangents

You can move vertices and tangents using the Move and Scale options of the Edit Mode box:

- To move a vertex or tangent in any direction, select Move. Click the vertex or tangent and drag.
  TipIf you have trouble selecting a tangent handle that is very close to the vertex, hold Q then select it.
- To move selected vertices in any direction, select Move. Click one of the selected vertices and drag.
- To move one or more selected vertices in the direction perpendicular to their tangents, select Scale. Click one of the selected vertices and drag.
- To ensure better continuity on a garbage mask, automatically adjust tangents as you move vertices or scale the mask. Press and hold G and then drag a vertex. See Automatically Adjusting Tangent Handles of Adjacent Vertices.