Design student in serious need! Problem with Scaling Shortcut

I am having trouble with the scaling shortcut on Illustrator.
I have been using the box tool a lot, leaving the border and fill empy, and putting text inside.
I then sometimes need to adjust the box in order for all of the text to be included inside. Usually I can do this by holding down shift (I have a mac) and going to one of the corners of the box and adjusting the scale of it while still being able to constrain the proportions. Usually when I hold down shift, a little two-way arrow shows up from which I can drag the box.
Now for some reason when I hold down shift next to any box or any image on my page, all that shows up is a little box right next to my mouse and once I click on the corner, it becomes unhighlighted. This is driving me crazy and I can't figure out how to fix it! If someone could please help me out, it would be much appreciated. I am desperate to have this fixed.
Thanks!
Louie

Check the toggles for Show/Hide Edges and/or Show/Hide Bounding Box from the View menu.

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Message Edited by MrPeanut on <SPAN class=date_text>04-20-2005 <SPAN class=time_text>06:3 PM
Message Edited by MrPeanut on 04-20-2005 06:24 PM

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