Black arrow acting like Black arrow

[Tobias5FAB]

Usally the white arrow, makes a square box around the selected obejct, with handles, and you can easily turn the object.

But now, all of a sudden, when I use the black arrow, it shows the points the white arrow shows, but I can't click them and move the indivitual points, like when using the white arrow. I cant scale, or turn the object with this. I don't know when it happend, but it is also aplied to all other files I open and have made in the past.

I tried to close illustrator, make sure it was updated, and restart my pc. None of that helped, I tried to research it, but I found nothing.

Heres a little video to show how to looks:  https://www.loom.com/share/63d40973b5fb442595692a86fb27fa4b

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

View > Show bounding box.

[Simmer1 · Accepted solution]

The Selection Tool (Black arrow) does not allow you to move individual anchor points.

It allows you to scale up and down, plus move and rotate a shape.

The Direct Selection Tool Allows you to move individual Anchor points...

I hope I am undertanding you correctly.

Thanks,

Sim