Can't adjust text box in Illustrator

[Nutty202]

Hello. I can't adjust text boxes in Illustrator without distorting the text. I have set the option for the bounding box to be visible and I have also tried using the direct selection tool, but that makes the bounding box disappear so there's nothing to click and drag. Any ideas?

[Nutty202]

[Doug A Roberts · Accepted solution]

Double-click on this handle to switch to area type:

[Nutty202]

Thanks Doug, that was easy!

[Tess29585022o09a]

This was driving me crazy until I found this.  Thank you for posting!