Problem selecting Text Area background with direct selection
Illustrator CC 2018
Windows 10
When I want to select the background of a Text Area with the direct selection tool (white arrow), I can only do so by clicking on the edge or half a pixel inside it, or it will select the text (unless there's free space under the text, which doesn't happen if you the block is automatically resized).
I have checked on Mac, you can click anywhere inside the box where there is no text (eg the end of any line if text aligned is left) to select the background.
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Stéphanie Noverraz
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Stéphanie Noverraz
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Addendum:
exact same problem when using the eyedropper on an existing Text Area background: you have to click right at the edge or it will sample the appearance of the text itself (even if you click on an zone with no characters).