Illustrator Pen Tool problems

My pen tool in Illustrator CS3 is not working properly. I am operating on Windows XP. I have deslected snap to guide and even reinstalled Illustrator.
Any help for me.

SunniAva wrote:
I have to click twice to make the first point and instead of curving it makes a straight line. And, sometimes when I want to complete a circle it cuts half the circle off.
Does it do this all the time, in all documents? Are you using a mouse or digital pen? Sounds like something wrong with the input device. Do you have problems with the other illustrator tools or different programs?

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Hi, All
new to the forum...great resource...
I'm having a problem with my CS 2. Specifically my tools are acting weird..
The pen tool will not allow me to place points where I want them, or adjust the handles with any finesse. When I go to place a point in a certain spot, and click the mouse, a point appears nearby but not where I want it to. Then, when I try to move it, or adjust its handles, it only will go where it wants to...not where I'm telling it to go.
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I have re-installed the program.
I have also restarted the computer.
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DUH!
Thanks very much JET.....that was exactly it.....though how it got turned on, I dont know....(couldnt have been anything I did!!!) lol
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Als ik de pen tool selecteer dan verschijnt er meteen kruisje naast. Ik weet nu dat dat "nieuw pad" pen tool optie is.
Maar hoe zet ik dat weer uit?
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I have been working in In-design for my classes and everything is working fine. But recently I needed to do some work in Illustrator but when I opened the program up, some of my tools seems to be slightly bugged or something.
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To try to make things more clear:
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need some help. You may want to open up illustrator and attempt his as i talk.
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When using the pen tool, the handles and anchor points vanish and cannot be altered. HOw can I change this back to being visable? I don't even know what I did! This is in adobe Illustrator CS6.

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Pen tool doesn't draw a path but just does ancor points. It happens in one file, it works properly in others. Any help?

Yanina,
What happens if you File>Place (the PDF contents, if any, of) the troublesome file in a new document, then try the Pen Tool?
If that works, you most likely have a corrupt file.
One thing often tried first is to create a new document and File>Place the (PDF contents, if any of the) corrupted one, as already suggested above, to see how much may be rescued that way.
Here are some websites where you can see whether it can rescue the actual file, and if it can, you may pay for a subscription to have it done,
http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/buy_illustrator.html
http://markzware.com/adobe-software/fix-illustrator-file-unknown-error-occurred-pdf2dtp-fi le-recovery/
http://www.illustrator.fixtoolbox.com/
As far as I remember, the first one is for Win and the second one is for Mac, while the third one should be for both.
Here are a few pages about struggling with it yourself:
http://daxxter.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/how-to-recover-a-corrupted-illustrator-ai-file/
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/troubleshoot-damaged-illustrator-files.html
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/500/cpsid_50032.html
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/500/cpsid_50031.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/enable-content-recovery-mode-illustrator.html

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I'm having some problems trying to get tapered ends on my pen lines.
Here is an example of 3 lines I have drawn.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Webscar/help.png
You can see the Tapered end (where the two lines meet) on the line marked "Yes" but the other two lines do not have the same tapered end... I cannot figure out what the difference is...
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Webscar/linework.png
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steve fairbairn wrote:
How charming that Illy is now feminine – I had never thought of her that way.
It explains a few quirks (sorry girls)
Steve.
She always was. Up to 10 you could even enjoy her image while working with her. And before anyone objects: forensic experts can tell you straight away that she is not Venus: among other things, the length of her neck (Illy) is only 80% of hers (Venus).

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