Can only select edges

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November 5, 2018
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If I use the open arrow tool to select the interior of an element, it does not select the whole element. Likewise, using to select the interior of a link, doesn't select. Instead, I have to select the edge (on an image, painstakingly hide any crops until the edge can be found). Has only occurred with 23.0 and 23.0.1. It isn't "Show bounding box". Ideas?

getting tired of so called updates

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Correct answer Ray Yorkshire

is that ticked

barbara_a7746676

Community Expert

The issue may be what Ray Yorkshire pointed out.

It could also be that you are viewing Outline instead of Preview.

To select a whole element, use the black Selection tool. The only time that the white Direct Selection tool will select a whole element is if that element is in Preview view and also has a fill color (won't select the whole element if the fill is none.)

By default, Illustrator shows a bounding box when an element is selected with the black Selection tool, not the white Direct Selection tool.