Cannot resize text box in Illustrator CS3

jeankim76 · Aug 8, 2008, 11:13 AM

Hi,

How do I get the open squares of the 4 corners of the text box back? I can't resize the text box. I have no idea what setting I changed. Help!

Thanks for your help!
Jean~

heehee · Aug 8, 2008, 11:18 AM

Make sure you have selected the "Selection Tool", not anything else. The black solid arrow at the very top or top left of the tools pallet.

jeankim76 · Aug 8, 2008, 11:20 AM

I have "selection" tool selected. It's so odd. I've never had this problem before.

heehee · Aug 8, 2008, 11:22 AM

Try quitting illustrator and deleting your preferences.

jeankim76 · Aug 8, 2008, 11:40 AM

i tried, quitting, restarting, deleting pref. can you think of anything else??
thanks!

SwiftLives · Aug 8, 2008, 12:47 PM

Plan A:
View -> Show Bounding Box
(As best as I can tell, this most likely will fix the problem)

Plan B:
Use the resize tool (near the rotate tool) on your tool palette. Be sure to hold down shiift to constrain the properties.

Good luck.

(And what is with everyone always assuming you need to restart and delete prefs? What is this...Windows?

)

jeankim76 · Aug 8, 2008, 01:36 PM

SwiftLives,
That worked! Thank you so much!!
Jean~

SwiftLives · Aug 8, 2008, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeankim76

SwiftLives,
That worked! Thank you so much!!
Jean~

I'm glad.

The irony is that I'm using Windows.

(not by choice.)

Shoesy · Aug 9, 2008, 04:37 PM

hey this happens to me all the time - all because I am used to using control b as the bold shortcut (on windows) - this turns the bounding box off in illustrator. Hope this helps someone!

jwize · Sep 4, 2008, 05:39 PM

Try control + shift + .
or control + shift + ,

to grow and shrink the text. This is on windows so mac users adjust accordingly.

Chappers · Sep 5, 2008, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwiftLives

I'm glad.

The irony is that I'm using Windows.

(not by choice.)

well you made me smile this morning.

Aug 8, 2008, 11:13 AM	#1
jeankim76 macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2008	Cannot resize text box in Illustrator CS3 Hi, How do I get the open squares of the 4 corners of the text box back? I can't resize the text box. I have no idea what setting I changed. Help! Thanks for your help! Jean~
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Sep 4, 2008, 05:39 PM	#10
jwize macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2008	Just for fun Try control + shift + . or control + shift + , to grow and shrink the text. This is on windows so mac users adjust accordingly.
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Aug 8, 2008, 11:18 AM	#2
heehee macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Same country as Santa Claus	Make sure you have selected the "Selection Tool", not anything else. The black solid arrow at the very top or top left of the tools pallet.
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Aug 8, 2008, 11:20 AM	#3
jeankim76 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2008	I have "selection" tool selected. It's so odd. I've never had this problem before.
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Aug 8, 2008, 11:22 AM	#4
heehee macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Same country as Santa Claus	Try quitting illustrator and deleting your preferences.
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Aug 8, 2008, 11:40 AM	#5
jeankim76 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2008	i tried, quitting, restarting, deleting pref. can you think of anything else?? thanks!
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Aug 8, 2008, 12:47 PM	#6
SwiftLives macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Charleston, SC	Plan A: View -> Show Bounding Box (As best as I can tell, this most likely will fix the problem) Plan B: Use the resize tool (near the rotate tool) on your tool palette. Be sure to hold down shiift to constrain the properties. Good luck. (And what is with everyone always assuming you need to restart and delete prefs? What is this...Windows? )
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Aug 8, 2008, 01:36 PM	#7
jeankim76 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2008	SwiftLives, That worked! Thank you so much!! Jean~
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Aug 9, 2008, 04:37 PM	#9
Shoesy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colchester, UK.	hey this happens to me all the time - all because I am used to using control b as the bold shortcut (on windows) - this turns the bounding box off in illustrator. Hope this helps someone!
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