: How do I delete two sides of a rectangle in Adobe Illustrator? I have this rectangle with of course a border around it on all four sides. I would like to delete two of these sides so you

@Alves566

You should think about the Stroke as a separate entity. Draw your rectangle with just a Fill and no Stroke then use either Pen or Rectangle to create the Stroke on the sides.

Alternatively if you already drew your Rectangle (or any shape really) with a Fill and Stroke then you can use Expand to separate the Stroke from the Fill and then manipulate it how you'd like to.

Just use Groups (Ctrl/Cmd+G) to keep the parts together.

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@Rambettina927

Simply add an anchor point with the pen tool in the middle of the path(s) you want to delete, then select that anchor point with the white arrow (direct selection tool) and delete it!

Edit... as requested

You do what I suggested above for one side.

Then you can do what I suggested above for the other side as well.



If you want to keep some filling, you'll need to add a rectangle with no stroke and send it to the back... with your 2 strokes left on the foreground :D



If you need to delete 2 paths that touch each others, simply use the white arrow (direct selection tool) and select the corner of these 2 paths... then press "delete"

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