Spacebar not working as quick Pan / Hand tool
Spacebar has stopped working as hand tool as of 2018 update.

Hi,
Thanks for the information provided to the Illustrator team.
We are able to reproduce this issue at our end and the engineering team is currently isolating this issue further to get to the root cause.
With Best Regards,
Illustrator Team
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Anonymous commented
I don't update anything ,....but the hand tool not working....Is problem on Adobe or MacBook Pro?
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Anonymous commented
Alright - I quit Safari - and space bar started working again. Restarted safari and spacebar is still working. So - I think it is the Mac OS system that is kicking in with the issue. That is my guess.
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Anonymous commented
I am on a MacBook Pro - and spacebar is not working at all as a hand grabber move function for any of my Adobe apps. I am on Sierra OS system. Please help!
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Anonymous commented
Yes, I also quit Chrome and it now works again???
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Anonymous commented
I just did my update and realized this shortcut isn't working anymore... has anyone figured out a workaround to this problem?
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Anonymous commented
I disabled Magnet (iOS app from the app store). It now works for me
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Toby commented
I now use H and V to toggle between hand tool and selection
I miss the space bar!!! -
Anonymous commented
why???????????????????
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Anonymous commented
This is really annoying!!!
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Anonymous commented
Same for me. Completey annoying!!!!!!! Wtf Adobe. Sort this out
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Reed commented
This sucks. I want to leave safari open. >:(
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Ali Bush commented
Please please fix this - it is such a pain!!!
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Anonymous commented
I have just tried to do a small job and this was a major pain. Why would you do this? It's such a useful feature!
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BC commented
this is a MAJOR inconvenience ... I've been using the space bar as a quick way to move around, for over 10 years .... UNACCEPTABLE !!!! ... it decreases my work productivity by at least 25%
ADOBE: this is major major issue ... pls fix ASAP !!!! -
Lucy commented
Same here - happens randomly and the only things that fixes it is restarting. Happens on all Adobe CC tools if happened to be opened at the same time... where's the glitch? is it only on Macs?
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Glen commented
This is still an issue for me on MacBook Pro. Happened to me a few days ago, and shutting down Chrome and Safari (plus hitting H and V keys) did nothing to fix the problem. The only thing that worked was a hard restart of the computer. Worked fine for 1 day, then just started happening again out of the blue this morning while I was working on something, one minute it was working, then not. Same thing, proposed solutions not working, so I have to shut everything down again and hope for the best.
This is a serious issue that is affecting productivity.
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bets commented
yep. started working again when I quit safari. BUT I DON'T WANT TO QUIT SAFARI! I need it open!!!
Adobe: Restore the space bar!
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Harald Vøyle commented
I don't accept this!
After years of using the space bar as a convenient way to move around the artboard, after investing in this company's software for years and years - I am now forced to learn a new routine?What total utter bulls***! The arrogance!
I am not even allowed to use the spacebar as a new keyboard shortcut!?This is unacceptable.
Adobe: Restore the space bar!
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Harald Vøyle commented
I don't accept this!
After years of using the space bar as a convenient way to move around the artboard, after investing in this company's software for years and years - I am now forced to learn a new routine?What total utter ********! The arrogance!
I am not even allowed to use the spacebar as a new keyboard shortcut!?This is unacceptable.
Adobe: Restore the space bar!
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Lisa Kristel commented
CMD T... I haven’t used illustrator in so long I’m not sure if I’ve tried that. But I guess I can today. It just kills me that Adobe is so i present for its users while demanding monthly payments from us. What the ****.