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Inspiring
January 17, 2022
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shift key not working for drawing horizontal lines

  • January 17, 2022
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In Illustrator, shift is not working when drawing horizonal lines, but it does work on vertical lines. Why?

I saw a 2019 post on similar topic but saw no resolution.

 

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Correct answer need answer

I finally figured it out. The first of several art boards had the perspective tool open. When I closed that, my problem was solved.

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Inspiring
January 25, 2022

I finally figured it out. The first of several art boards had the perspective tool open. When I closed that, my problem was solved.

Participant
June 27, 2023

Lol, thanks!

Mike_Gondek10189183
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Community Expert
January 17, 2022

What version of Illustraro and OS are you running?

Make sure your OS & Illustrator & hardware are meeting the system requirements

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Legend
January 17, 2022

Did you just update Illy? Try a prefs reset.