Area Type Tool Stopped Working

[TrainingWheelsOn]

Hello - I was in a document working along when all of a sudden both of my area type tools stopped working. When I click on the art board, I get the message "You must click on a non-compound, non-masking path to create text inside a path." All of the other type tools work properly. What did I do and how can I fix this? BTW, I pulled up a blank document and the same thing happened. I rebooted my laptop too.

 

[apepp]

...area type tool requires a click and drag approach, not just a click...

...you need to make a bounding area for the type to sit within, this is achieved by click and drag...

...it is different to how the standard text tool works...

Andrew

 

[TrainingWheelsOn]

Thanks Andrew. I'm trying to do just that. Not only can I not click and drag to create a box, but illustrator won't let me put text into an existing object such as a circle or rectangle.

 

[apepp]

...delete the preferences file, see if that helps:

http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.eed5198.2cd0b46e

Andrew

 

[TrainingWheelsOn]

Thanks again Andrew. Good to know where the preferences file is. I found out my problem, I didn't realize I had to click on the PATH of the circle that I was trying to put my text into. If you click anywhere else, like in the middle, you get the nastygram.