Can't move objects any more using arrow keys in Illustrator

Go to Edit Section > Preferences > General > Keyboard Increment 1 px

Done!

Edit/settings/general/first item, curser increments

I am pretty sure I DID NOT

manually set this to 0,0007pt

For those who may still run into this issue (rolling into 2022), the fix that will work is done within your illustrator preferences. No matter what version you may have, go into preferences and click into general. From there the "keyboard increment" will most likely be set to 0. Change that nimber to 1 px (0.0139 in when converted). Click OK and it will allow you to move shapes and anything selected with the arrow keys once again. 

Hope this helps!

I've had this problem too! For me, activating the Snap to Pixel option under the View menu worked!

This is a fresh install of Adobe Illustrator 2019 after just installing windows 10.

Keyboard increment nudging did not work.

Anyways, my first instinct was to start changing the increment.

This did not have any effect, but, then restarting the program (not necessary to restart the entire PC) did, in fact, fix the issue for me.

I'm writing this for newcomers.

So closing and restarting Illustrator or my PC did not work for me. My actual issue was that the Keyboard Increment was too little (0.000001 in) that the arrow clicks made so little movement it was not noticeable.

I followed the other replies here and increasing the value of (Keyboard Increment) solved it for me.

My default value was (0.000001 in), so I changed to a higher value (0.005 in) and that made the movement through the keyboard visible.

You can do that by going to:

Edit -> Preferences -> General

Thank you.

Interesting. I've been having problems with Illustrator lately not being able to move objects with my mouse. It's happening more often and have to restart Illustrator. I thought it was my mouse, but this happens only in Illustrator and now some issues in Captivate. Maybe mouse or Adobe?

I am having the same problem. Nothing is working. Suggestions?

Hi Consuelo,

This is certainly not an enhancement. You should be able to use your arrow keys to move objects. As suggested above, try to restart the computer, re launch AI and check. If the issue is still there, check for any third party plugin or a conflicting app like an anti virus.

You can also reset the preferences and check if the above suggestions does not help. For details, see: https://helpx.adobe.com/ee/illustrator/using/setting-preferences.html

Regards,

Om