Direct Selection Tool not working
I'm on a Macbook pro (macOS Big Sur version 11.7) using Adobe Illustrator 2023.
When using the direct selection tool and clicking on an object or path, the anchors don't show up and the object/path does not look like it is selected. However, if I run my mouse around the edge of the object/path then the anchors will show up when the mouse is hovered above it and I can select the specific anchor. However the handles don't show up.
What can I do to fix this?
I've tried restarting my computer and resetting my preferences but the problem still persists.
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Monica
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I am using windows software and have exited illustrator and updated to v 27.1.1 and am experiencing this issue as well. In the screenshot, I've selected an anchor on the point of the blue zig zag shape and you cannot tell. The handle isn't shown up as Beulah said.
I am not experiencing this in photoshop, would attach another screenshot showing that when I take this shape into photoshop as a path, the anchors and handles show up and the direct selection tool is just generally working over there.
Unfortunately the anchor tool - as any designer knows - usually reallly shines in illustrator, in Photoshop it is not my favorite and I don't enjoy creating shapes in photoshop as much as I do in illustrator.
