Adobe Illustrator shift key won’t work

Adobe Illustrator shift key won’t work

There can be two issues related with this problem.

First can b the preferences issue it can be solved by deleting the preferences (Ctrl+Alt+Shift = Cmd+Option+Shift).or go into Library > Preferences > Illustrator Preferences and throw them in the trash. You can reset all of your preferences the way you want them.

Second one is software conflict.

As u didn’t mention your operating system so there is a list of possible software that cause this problem in Win and Mac:

Quicktime/iTunes

 Quicken (Widget)

 To fix

Open Quicken

Click on the One-Step button in the tool bar or select Online->One Step Update…

Click the Scheduled Updates tab

Uncheck each and every item

Quit Quicken and restart your Mac

Entourage,

 Google Earth

Zune

Some Fire fox Add-ons

There are some troublesome Fire fox Add-ons. Download a fresh copy of fire fox and restart your computer.

Spotlight (shortcuts)

Fetch

Hulu

Cocktail

Cinch

Adobe Illustrator shift key won’t work

If the SHIFT key suddenly stopped working in Adobe Illustrator, try checking if the same problem happens in other applications like in Microsoft Office Word. Start Microsoft Office Word then try typing several letters in their upper case and lower case form to see if the SHIFT key is not working. If the SHIFT key seems to be working fine, try resetting the Preferences of Adobe Illustrator.

The easiest way to restore the Preferences file back to default settings is with a keyboard shortcut. To do this, press and hold the CTRL + ALT + SHIFT keys simultaneously then double-click Adobe Illustrator to launch it. Select “Yes” when you are prompted to delete the current settings. This should then delete the existing Preferences file. The file will be recreated the next time you start Adobe Illustrator.

After this, close Adobe Illustrator and then open it again. See if this works. If this doesn’t fix the problem with the SHIFT key, try to uninstall and reinstall the application. Download the free version of Revo Uninstaller and install it. Once installed, start Revo Uninstaller then select your Adobe Illustrator among the applications and click “Uninstall”. Follow the normal uninstall process.

When uninstall is complete, click “Scan” to scan your computer for any leftover files and delete everything it finds. This removes everything the program created on your computer. When it is finished, close Revo Uninstaller then install Adobe Illustrator back. See if this works.