can't scale object or text box with selection tool

[Debbie_Shelton@adobeforums.com]

I must have changed a setting unknowingly. I can no longer scale objects or text boxes with my selection tool. When I select the box there are no handles to pull. What have I done and how can I fix it. I am in Illustrator CS. This has happened in earlier versions but I don't remember how I fixed it.

[Jeffrey_R_Thomas@adobeforums.com]

Under the "View" menu, make sure it says "hide bounding box" - that means it's currently on. If it's currently off, as is probably the case, it will say "show bounding box". Click on it. Hopefully that will solve your problem.

The keyboard shortcut for that is ctrl-shift-B.

-jeff

[Poul_Solbjerg_Holst@adobeforums.com]

view, show bounding box, or shift+ctrl b

Poul Solbjerg

[Debbie_Shelton@adobeforums.com]

Thank you. I knew it had to be simple. I am working back and forth from Illustrator to InDesign and must have used the Shift-ctrl-B command that I sometimes use in InDesign to Bold type. Same command for hide or show bounding box.

[Ian]

Thank god it was that simple. I basically spent all weekend looking through Adobe help and reinstalling cs4 and I KNEW it had to be something simple. In the end - it was.

Thanks.

[Unregistered]

THANK YOU! i have been dealing without my bounding box for a month now, I finally found this site and now it is all better! Thank you so much!

[Fernanda Albuquerque]

I love u jeff!!
Thanks!!
I had same problem...

under the "view" menu, make sure it says "hide bounding box" - that means it's currently on. If it's currently off, as is probably the case, it will say "show bounding box". Click on it. Hopefully that will solve your problem.

The keyboard shortcut for that is ctrl-shift-b.

-jeff

[Unregistered]

Under the "View" menu, make sure it says "hide bounding box" - that means it's currently on. If it's currently off, as is probably the case, it will say "show bounding box". Click on it. Hopefully that will solve your problem.

The keyboard shortcut for that is ctrl-shift-B.

-jeff

Thanks so much. Fixed it for me

[Unregistered]

Thanks

I also had the very same problem!! now solved

[Unregistered]

Thank's ! !!!

[colleen]

I am showing the bounding box, but for some reason today, I am unable to use the selection tool to grab a corner or side of a shape and pull it to modify it. It's only allowing me to move the shape as a whole, not scale it by dragging. All of a sudden it's not working. ugh. Any other thoughts on why this wouldn't be working?

[J�nis Kormis]

This helped me too. Thanks!

[Unregistered]

Under the "View" menu, make sure it says "hide bounding box" - that means it's currently on. If it's currently off, as is probably the case, it will say "show bounding box". Click on it. Hopefully that will solve your problem.

The keyboard shortcut for that is ctrl-shift-B.