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February 6, 2016
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missing transform handles in AI

  • February 6, 2016
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the handles that allow me to transform (rotate, scale, etc) an object have disappeared. please help!!!!

    Correct answer Designabolic

    Mac COMMAND + SHIFT + B

    PC  CONTROL + SHIFT + B

     

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    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 6, 2016

    View > Show bounding box

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      sharedTEAMS
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      February 6, 2016

      Hi Monika, I'm having the same issue and my bounding box is set to shown.

      A basic shape -- like a circle or rectangle -- still shows its bounding box, but as soon as I select anything else, it's gone. Below is a shape I drew with the pen tool. It's selected and no transformation handles are shown.

      Edit: This has only been an issue beginning with the latest update. I didn't notice it yesterday on a PC, but am experiencing it now on a Mac.

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 7, 2016

      This definitely appears to be a bug because the behavior is inconstant. This shows which shapes correctly show the bounding box and which do not.

      So you can see that Show Bounding Box is turned on.


      Can you select something and take a screenshot?

      Also: try and create a new user account on the computer (Admin privileges) and launch Illustrator from it. Does it work?

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