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December 17, 2017
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Pen Tool handles missing

  • December 17, 2017
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Hey,

I'm making some shapes using my Pen Tool by "draging" and after I'm done and I select whole shape, I can't see the handles. I do see one of them when I click a particular point before. But I want to see all handles in this shape. What am I doing wrong?

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    Correct answer Monika Gause

    You will only see handles when you select one or more points. In the preferences > Anchor & handle display there is a setting "Show handles for all selected points". This might need to be checked. But then when you select all points of one shape you might still not see the handles. That's because of how Illustrator handles selections.

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    jade0659
    Participant
    December 2, 2024

    You have to click the point you are setting, and then drag the handles out from the center.

    Still working on this...

    mejkiAuthor
    Participant
    December 17, 2017

    Gosh, that was so simple. Indeed I got this option unchecked. Thank you so much.

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    December 17, 2017

    You will only see handles when you select one or more points. In the preferences > Anchor & handle display there is a setting "Show handles for all selected points". This might need to be checked. But then when you select all points of one shape you might still not see the handles. That's because of how Illustrator handles selections.

    Participant
    October 16, 2023

    This is no long an option.