type tool square

[nilk narf]

there's a dotted square around the type tool symbol. that usually happens if an object is in the way. but there's no object in the way. and i can't delete any text with it. looks kind of like that drawing. and there's a tiny x where the cursor is pointing.

[Monika Gause]

Can you please show a screenshot of where you click with the cursor and can you please tell us what you want to do.

[nilk narf]

i can't take a screenshot of what i'm talking about because i have to hit keys and it changes.

it won't let me highlight text i want to delete.

[Monika Gause]

Open the layers panel to check if there are objects on top of your text. Or if something is locked.

[tromboniator]

This is what the Type Tool ordinarily looks like.

This is what I get when the Type Tool is over a locked path with no stroke or fill applied, and with Smart Guides preferences set with Anchor/Path Labels turned off. So, as Monika says, check the Layers panel.

[nilk narf · Accepted solution]

thanks guys.

i figured out what happened. i converted the text to outlines. it got caught up in something else i was converting to outlines . i hit "create outlines" on them. lol. thanks.