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Question

Arrow keys not working in illustrator

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
January 28, 2021
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So when I use the grid tool, I usaully add and remove columns with the arrow keys on the keyboard - same thing with the shape tool when I want to increase the points on a star or polygon etc. But right now it doesn't do that and I have to type it in and its really frustrating. So whats the preference settings to fix this issue?

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Ashutosh_Mishra

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Hi there,

Sorry to hear about your experience. In addition to Monika's correct response, you may also follow the suggestions given on this community post(https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/resolve-slow-performance-and-unexpected-behaviors-in-illustrator/td-p/11561981).

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Ashutosh

Community Expert

Community Expert

It's usually some other application stealing your keypresses. And yes, that other app might be your browser.

Participant

Hi thanks for your response,

So would you know how I could fix that, Im on Mac?

Community Expert

Community Expert

You have to find out which app it is.

Check what else is running.

If you have antivirus running, check the settings.