Why can’t I move objects in Illustrator?

4 Answers. If you’ve recently installed Pushbullet or similar Chrome apps that use the clipboard, your problem may have an easy solution: turn off the app(s), or disable its copy/paste feature, and restart the computer.

How do you move objects in Illustrator?

Move an object using the arrow keys Select one or more objects. Press the arrow key for the direction in which you want to move the object. Press Shift+arrow to move the object ten times the value specified by the Keyboard Increment preference.