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FlyingSaucy
Inspiring
Oct 29, 2026 11:02 AM UTC
Question

Text with a left indent can't be selected by the origin point

If I add a left indent to left aligned text I can’t select and move it by the origin point.

However, if the indent is applied to the right of right aligned text I can select it by the origin point.

This seems like a bug. If anyone knows otherwise could they suggest a fix?

I’m running Illustrator version 38.8.2

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    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Oct 29, 2026 11:06 AM UTC

    I can reproduce that. Please post a bug report to https://illustrator.uservoice.com

    That is where engineers look for them.

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