Adobe Illustrator/Selection Tool

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Question
I am working on a PC with version 9.0.

My selection tool will not allow me to resize anything. I can't make my text boxes bigger or smaller. If I draw a box, circle, etc. I can't resize it. I am stuck with the size I draw it at. The selection arrow when hovering over lower right or box does not turn into arrows for resizing it is just a hollow square. Do you have any suggestions?

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Answer
Hi Ruth,

You'll be happy to know this is an easy one!

You need to turn your bounding boxes back on - somehow (probably a slip of the fingers) they got turned off.

Use the menu and choose View > Show Bounding Box or hit Ctrl + Shift + B

That's all there is to it!!!

Good luck!
Amy Pace

Adobe Illustrator

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