Is this a bug in the Illustrator rectangle tool?

[Miles5FA9]

Hi there,

Does anyone know why this happens when I draw a rectangle with the rectangle tool? Dozens of rectangle layers are created as I hold shift and drag the mouse. It won't let me draw just one big rectangle. 

Adobe Illustrator 26.3.1

M1 Mac Mini 

macOS Monterey V12.5

Thanks in advance!

Miles

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Is perhaps the tilde ~ key stuck?

[Miles5FA9]

This was it, Todd. Thank you for the prompt reply! You solved a problem I needed to resolve by EOD today. Thanks a ton and enjoy the holidays!

Miles 

[Ton Frederiks]

Good to hear that helped (and now you know how to create special effects when drawing with the tilde key down).

[Monika Gause]

If the keyboard is OK; check other apps. They might interfere. The browser Chrome is known for that, but there are more. Reboot the computer and open only Illustrator. Does it work then?

[Miles5FA9]

In this case, it was the tilde key. Thanks so much for offering more solutions just in case. I was ready to go through all of them lol. Enjoy the holidays!

Miles

[kglad]

@Miles5FA9 

(in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/ <moved from using the community> )

[Miles5FA9]

Oops, am I in the wrong place? That link seems to take me right back here. 

Miles 

[kglad]

@Miles5FA9 

you're in the correct place now.  the original forum where you posted "using the community" is for questions about how to use the adobe forums.  your post was then moved to a better forum "illustrator" for finding ai experts.

sorry, about all that.  using the adobe website (including forums) is not easy so, do your best and we'll move your post if we think that improves the chances of getting help for you.

[Miles5FA9]

Got it. No worries, thanks for the assist! It helped me get the answer faster. Much appreciated and happy holidays.

Miles

[kglad]

you're welcome.  and happy holidays to you too!

(it's pretty snowy in northwest washington state where i live:

my yesterday morning backyard