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TheHug
TheHug
Inspiring
January 7, 2021
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[ Branched ] Escape key no longer working in Illustrator

  • January 7, 2021
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I have the same problem starting to day !
It's just a very quick and practical shortcut to exit a group of objects. I didn't do anything special, it just stopped working I don't why...

 


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Correct answer TheHug

Alright, alright, alright... I'm happy to say that after a rebot of Illustrator, it worked again... Sorry to bother everybody before trying that easy solution...

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pixxxelschubser
Community Expert
pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 7, 2021

Nice to hear that the solution offered in one of the other threads worked.

@tonyharmer  wrote:
"… You've tried a complete restart, too? I know that sounds obvious, but a lot of people just relaunch the app and assume everything will be ok, but it may be the OS that's causing the issue. …"

 

 

But, please do not open multiple threads or write in different threads for same or similar questions.

I will merge this thread with your other one.

TheHug
TheHugAuthor
Inspiring
January 7, 2021

I'm using Illustrator v.25.0.1 and I have a bug. Sounds like an AAA meeting. 🙂

 

My ESC and Arrow keys no longer work. I can no longer exit isolation mode - I have to double-click outside - and I can no longer move inside a text box or move an object - I have to click-right to exit. This is really really annoying !

 

It worked fine till a few hours ago and I haven't done anything special.





TheHug
TheHugAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
January 7, 2021

Alright, alright, alright... I'm happy to say that after a rebot of Illustrator, it worked again... Sorry to bother everybody before trying that easy solution...

Doug A Roberts
Community Expert
Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 7, 2021

Do you mean to exit Isolation mode?

What Illustrator version are you using?

TheHug
TheHugAuthor
Inspiring
January 7, 2021

Exactly !

Doug A Roberts
Community Expert
Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 7, 2021

What Illustrator version are you using?

Are you sure you are still in Isolation Mode? Check your layers panel.

There is a bug in version 25 that may result in layers locked/opacity changes when using Undo after exiting Isolation Mode.

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