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I can't change tools.. Please help! :(

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February 4, 2011
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i cant change all my tools...i cant change direct selection tool,line segment tool and exc.. please help me pleaseeeeeeee....

İ vvant to dravv circle (oval). For this i must change "Rectangle tool" ..BUt i cant change it..

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Correct answer sujiny6729586

Absoutely, I solve the problem(It is not problem)

Maybe you click the Rectangle tool shortly then It is not change!!

If you want change the other tools, you have to click the Rectangle tool(current selected tool) over 1 second.

then you will find another tool(circle, star, etc...)

MarioZdk

Participant

yes work for me ps 2017

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CookieWookiee

Participating Frequently

This is still occurring, even on PC. I discovered that if I have illustrator open on my secondary monitor, the tools don't work as they should (same problem mentioned here). If you drag illustrator on to your main screen it's fine.

As far as changing screen positions, it doesn't seem to have any effect in Windows 8.1, the app has to be placed on the primary display. Sort of annoying, but not a train smash.

sujiny6729586Correct answer

Participant

Absoutely, I solve the problem(It is not problem)

Maybe you click the Rectangle tool shortly then It is not change!!

If you want change the other tools, you have to click the Rectangle tool(current selected tool) over 1 second.

then you will find another tool(circle, star, etc...)

m_h_q_007

Participant

it's work with thanks

moonahguav

Participant

I found the solution to this issue. Its got something to do with the monitor. When I movie AI to my other monitor the flyouts work normally (by holding down the left mouse button). They also work normally when I don't have the window set to full screen.

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nickrttn

Participant

This holds true here too. The flyouts do not work on my secondary monitor but do work on my main laptop screen.

tlmurray23

Inspiring

Found it. I have a MacBook Pro with a 17-inch display on the left and a Visio 1080P on the right, via HDMI. If my displays are set up like this, things are okay:

But if they are set up like this

then two things happen. One is that the fly-out tools don't fly out, and the other is that I can't drag an object above the left (MacBook's) top menu bar. The reason I changed to the bottom arrangement is I preferred the way my pointer moved smoothly between monitors. !

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Tony_C_

Participant

I've had this same problem. The only way i've been able to work around it is by holding down the Alt key, then clicking the tool button (any of them).

Hope this helps.

nishap18021062

Participant

Bless your soul this is the only thing that worked for me!

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davidp158

Known Participant

I just started having this problem, too. The "fly-out" menus no longer work in CS5 Illustrator or Photoshop. I am able to cycle through the available tools if I hold the Option key while clicking on a tool. The "L" key does switch back to the previous tool. I have rebuilt my user preferences, restarted, repair permissions. Any suggestions on what else to look at?