Can't edit shape on Adobe Illustrator

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December 20, 2021
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I cannot edit any shape that I create on the software, If I drag the corners the shape moves and doesn't change the size like it usually does

Correct answer tromboniator

My guess is that you have accidentally pressed shift + cmd/ctrl + B, which hides the bounding box. Press that combination again (or go to View menu > Show Bounding Box) to reactivate.

Peter

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leah_naomi

Participant

Hello! I am having this same issue today- Sept. 26, 2025 and the commands given to solve it are not restoring the settings so that I'm able to edit shapes. Thank you!

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Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @leah_naomi,

I'm sorry to hear you're having similar trouble with Illustrator. Please create a new post with details about the exact version of the OS/Illustrator installed, along with screenshots or a small screen recording of the problem, so we can better assist you.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

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Dylan_belhumeur3937

Participant

I know I'm a few years late to this lol but I have been struggling to figure out this exact issue for over an hour and this finally fixed it ToT im so happy lol.

tromboniator

Correct answer

Community Expert

My guess is that you have accidentally pressed shift + cmd/ctrl + B, which hides the bounding box. Press that combination again (or go to View menu > Show Bounding Box) to reactivate.

Peter