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August 16, 2021
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Can't freely resize an object with Selection Tool anymore?

  • August 16, 2021
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I've noticed recently on Adobe Illustrator that I'm not able to resize an object or text box as freely as I used to. Before, I could use the Selection Tool (V) to click on the object, line up my cursor with the corner, then Shift + drag to the size I want. Now it seems like I can't resize that way anymore. I've looked around the Help articles but I'm not sure how to work around this change. I know that I can type in exact dimensions but that's not always necessary or convenient. Any help from the community would be appreciated!

Correct answer Ton Frederiks

View > Show Bounding Box?

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Participant
October 26, 2025

THANK YOU SO MUCH, Ton Frederiks - I was having the same issue!!!!!

Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
August 16, 2021

View > Show Bounding Box?

Revel L.Author
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August 27, 2021

That worked, thank you!