If you find yourself constantly jumping between Illustrator’s tools and the document’s outline, it might be time to get out of outline mode. Here’s how:

  1. Click the “Window” menu and select “Outline.”
  2. Toggle the “Outline” switch to off.
  3. Click on any object in your document and use the keyboard’s arrow keys to move it around. You’ll notice that Illustrator now behaves more like a traditional drawing program, with objects anchored to their original positions on the page. ..