Bounding Box Visibility

Question

I am working in Adobe Illustrator CC 2018.

I apologize if this question has been previously discussed and answered, I can't seem to find the solution (searched for quite a bit).

Objects I create in Illustrator have a bounding box (handles, anchors...) everything seems alright. However, I can only see the bounding
box when the object is selected. Example, if I create a square, and it has no stroke or fill, I am not able to see it unless I click the
edge of that square. So basically I end up working blind, clicking all over the dashboard to find that square. So at times I have to do a
select all (Ctrl+A) to see where the no fill objects are (shapes, type boxes...)

Is there a setting in Illustrator I need to enable in order to fix this issue?

Greatly appreciated.

Monika Gause · Accepted Answer

You will only see the bounding box with selected objects. That is default behaviour.The bounding box is a text object. Please open the layers panel to check your document

Mike_Gondek10189183 · Answer

Try Ctrl Y to toggle into outline mode, you will see the edges of every object.There is really not much usage for a no fill or no stroke object. Even when I create masks I fill them with a color prior to making a mask, to help confirm layer order is accurate.

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