Cannot resize text boxes or shapes

I have done something, somehow and can't figure it out. When I draw a text box or a shape I am unable to resize with my marquis tool. I have to use the transform tool or the group marquis to grab individual points. I was able to before but must have hit a quick key by accident and can't figure out what I have done. Any help would be appreciated!
CS1 for Mac.
Thanks,
Nicole

Hi Nicole,
Try View > Show Bounding Box.
You probably mistakenly hit the shortcut key to turn it off at some point.
And just for future reference, they are Selection tools in Illustrator, not Marquis tools. Someone may be confused by your terminology and it'll help to use the proper names.
Hope that helps.

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