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September 3, 2024
Question

Direct Selection Tool acting strange

  • September 3, 2024
  • 2 replies
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My Direct Selection tool is not selecting but only intermittently. Usually it works fine, but sometimes I get stuck where every time I try to select an object, I get this menu instead (screenshot below)I haven't done anything that would need this menu. Only finished something, clicked away from the object, then tried to select. Any ideas what's going on?

2 replies

Inspiring
September 4, 2024

It looks like you clicked on the workspace RMB instead of using LMB.

rkinley53Author
Known Participant
September 4, 2024
What is rmb and lmb?

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Participant
May 5, 2025

Right Mouse Button / Left Mouse Button?

Anubhav M
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 3, 2024

Hello @rkinley53,

Thanks for reaching out. Would you mind sharing some more details, like the exact version of the OS/Illustrator, system details (monitors/tablets/input pen), details of your workflow, and a screen recording of the problem (https://adobe.ly/4dNnWjU), so we can investigate this further?


Looking forward to hearing from you.

 

Thanks,

Anubhav