My Illustrator is stuck on the hand tool???

[Honeyos2003]

When I open an Illustrator file or try anything in Illustrator, the hand tool is the only thing I ever get. I can only navigate around my artboard. Nothing seems to work? Is there some sort of setting messed up?

 

[apepp]

...try deleting the preferences file for illustator odd behaviour:

If manually deleting this file, ensure Illustrator is closed first.

With Illustrator CS and later, it is also possible to delete the preferences by holding down CTRL+ALT+SHIFT(Win)/Shift+Option+Command(Mac) whilst starting the application and responding 'Yes' when prompted.


Illustrator preferences are stored in the file Aiprefs. This file has no file extension, is a hidden file, and its location is dependent upon the operating system version.

Windows:

To locate the file from Windows Explorer it is necessary to set Explorer Folder options > View to "View Hidden Files and Folders"

Under Win XP and Win 2K, the file will be located in:

%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\~username\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator[Version][Settings-(CS/CS2)].

Mac OSX:

Users>~username>Library>Preferences>Adobe Illustrator CS Settings>Adobe Illustrator Prefs

 

[deliverall]

DON'T DO ALL THAT. Just hit your spacebar several times to have it come out of it.