Illustrator CS4 Selection Tool Won’t Scale
Whenever I get stuck with a CS4 issue, I do what any smart, tech-savvy, genius-type person would do…I Google. If you’re trying to find the answer to this issue: “Illustrator CS4 Selection Tool Won’t Scale”, you’re going to get a lot of results…but if you’re having the problem I was having, all of those results will be WRONG.
Feedback indicates this fix also works for newer version of Illustrator (CS5, CS5.5 and CS6).
Issue:
When you are using the Selection Tool in Illustrator CS4, you cannot scale objects. You can move them but you cannot re-size or rotate them.
Recommended Solution:
View >> Show Bounding Box
Still not working? My problem too.
Actual Solution:
Save your AI projects and close the program. Re-launch the program and immediately hold “SHIFT + CTRL + ALT”, continue holding until AI opens. This will reset your AI preferences…PROBLEM SOLVED!
thanks xD
Thank you, View >> Show Bounding Box did it for me!
So, I hope I understand you correctly. But to be honest I’m just not too sure that it’s something I really want to try. Seems a bit risky. Lol I’m kind of a big scaredy cat.
It’s been a while since I had to do this, and I remember being a bit nervous as well…but it worked! And it didn’t alter anything else that I noticed. Good luck!
I had been frustrated beacuse I couldn’t solve this problem. I quickly discovered your website in the search engines and problem is solved. Many thanks!
thanks :) :) :)