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The original post makes no mention of group issue. The problem states the alignment options are disabled in the appearance panel. The solution I offered does solve this problem of the alignment options being disabled. Above is an example where the alignment options are disabled. Above is the pathfinder step. Immediately after using pathfinder, the align Stroke options are enabled again. This may not address other individuals' concerns over group levels, but it does address the problem, a problem reported in numerous forums online. I too am helping in my spare time. I'm sure Kurt Gold is quite insightful. My post clearly identified that Kurt may not work for Adobe. I hope this is helpful for anyone experiencing this problem. Please do let me know if I have made a mistake in the execution steps. ... View more

I'm going to tell you how to fix this; however, I want to point something out. "it's better to accept that limitation in a good temper, rather than debating why it doesn't work." is never the right answer. I recognize the author might not work for Adobe and may be a way of commiserating with the person who posted the question. Something like, “Thanks for the feedback. We recognize this is a problem. We’re working hard to make the experience better.” would be better. Here’s a work around that worked immediately for me. Select the object you want to affect. Use the pathfinder panel and click on Exclude. Now go to the appearance panel and the align to inside/outside options should be enabled. ... View more