Direct Selection drag to select points

Question

This is a little embarrassing, but here goes.

I've just upgraded to a 2024 iMac, OS Sequoia 15.7.2, and Illustrator 30.0 (2026). After a century of selecting individual points on an open or closed object with the Direct Selection tool —or selecting a subset of points—this current 30.0 Direct Selection tool is selecting nothing(?!). I can use the Lasso tool to select subsets of one or more. but not the Direct Selection tool

Can someone set me straight?

DougKatz17096006 · Accepted Answer

@DougKatz17096006

Is your Bounding Box turned on or off? (View menu)

If that's not it, think about resetting preferences.
Preferences > select General > Reset Preferences > OK.

Details and other methods here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/get-started/preferences-and-settings/set-app-preferences.html

Jane

Before an all-out Preferences reset, I searched through the Settings>Selection and Anchor Display panel and came upon "Select Objects only within Marquee" (which was on by default). I deselected it and—POOF—my Direct Selection tool has started drag-selecting just like it has for a century or so. I confess I don't exactly "get" the word choice for this setting, but I'm not complaining.

Kurt Gold · Answer

In other words: You draw a circle, take the Direct Selection tool, click on the topmost anchorpoint (or marquee select it) and it does not get (direct) selected?

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