Manipulate a Path?

In the Paths section of the Pathfinder panel (Window > Object & Layout > Pathfinder or Object > Paths) you’ll find some options to help with your shape creation. These are (from left to right in the panel, circled above):

• Join Path—Connects two separate paths. For example, if you create two open-ended shapes and want to connect them, just select a point from one open end and a point from the other, and then click on the Join Path icon. The two selected points will connect.
• Open Path—Opens a closed path. Select a point on a closed path and choose this option to break the connection at that point.
• Close Path—Closes an open path by adding an additional path to bridge the gap between two endpoints.
• Reverse Path—Changes the direction of a path, such as when you have a line with an arrowhead set at one end.

You may not find yourself using these options much, but knowing they are there will help if you are a regular user of vector tools and like to draw directly in InDesign.