Why Can’t I See My Selection in Illustrator?
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It turns out that this is a feature accessible in the view-menu called “hide edges”. It is easily toggled via ‘cmd-h’. Of course this is right next to a much more commonly used ‘cmd-g’ (for grouping).

Why can’t I see my selection in Illustrator?

In Illustrator open view menu and look for option “Show Bounding box” or “Hide Bounding Box”. If it says “Show Bounding box”, Select the option and check your workflow. Hope this solves your problem.

How do you show selection in Illustrator?

Choose Edit > Preferences > Selection & Anchor Display (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Selection & Anchor Display (macOS).

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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