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karenl17564097
Inspiring
May 22, 2017
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Text Not Selecting Illustrator

  • May 22, 2017
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I cannot seem to grab my text with my curser/text tool or pointer. It’s as if a baseline shift has been added to the text, but there is not baseline shift added.

I have to highlight or grab underneath the text in order to make changes.

It is so difficult to grab that I have to change all my text to outlines in order to work with it.

I’m working with the latest’s cloud version and there are no updates available.

Any idea how to fix this? 

      Correct answer karenl17564097

      It is not. I think my font might have gotten corrupted. It was working the other week and all of a sudden it is not. When I switch to a different font, it seems to go back to normal. It is our house font that is used in every document, I'm going to see if I can re-install it.

      Thank you for your feedback!

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      GPXshadow
      Participant
      September 26, 2022

      I have the same trouble. I can select the entire textbox (bounding box is showing up) but text inside the box. It is VERY annoing!!

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 26, 2022

      Please create a new thread.

      Tell us your version and system

      Show a screenshot

      Tell us exactly what you are doing to select the text

      Show us the formatting of the text.

       

      Is the preference option Type object selection by path only turned off?

      Is View > Show edges turned on?

        Larry G. Schneider
        Community Expert
        Larry G. SchneiderCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 22, 2017

        Any chance that Type Selection by Path Only is checked in your Preferences/Type?

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        karenl17564097AuthorCorrect answer
        Inspiring
        May 22, 2017

        It is not. I think my font might have gotten corrupted. It was working the other week and all of a sudden it is not. When I switch to a different font, it seems to go back to normal. It is our house font that is used in every document, I'm going to see if I can re-install it.

        Thank you for your feedback!

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