Can't make lines on After Effects CC (Pen Tool)

Im having trouble making lines with the pen tool
I made a quick video showing what happens

In your video, you did not draw a line. You drew a single point with bezier handles.
Please, go through the basic instructional materials:
http://adobe.ly/AE_basics
Doing so will prevent a lot of frustration.

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But I do this kind of thing all the time. The last 5 projects involved 8 stroked horizontal and vertical shape layers drawn with the path tool that I had to move around the screen. I also had a bunch of little shapes that were only 5 X 5 pixels. These layers are nearly impossible to grab in the comp window at even 200% zoom factor without inadvertently grabbing the wrong layer or scaling the layer when you try to move it in the comp window.
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Thanks for the answer: I tried different ways (after I read your suggestion) but it always changes back right away ... I can't change it.
Am 16.01.2013 um 03:04 schrieb Jim Simon:
Re: Using CS5.5 Master Collection for MAC, I can't use "Replace with After Effects composition"
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1. Do you have the View Options setup correctly?
Yes, I guess. Beacuse everything is checked.
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