What font is this, and what language install are you running eg: English USA.  Can we see a screenshot with the "n" selected and character & paragraph palettes expanded? ... View more

Is this happening in this document only? Does this happen a newly created document? ... View more

Is Adobe Cloud updating anything in the background?   OOBE RESET MAC   Quit the Creative Cloud desktop app  (100% you must do this) The \Users\<user folder>\Library\ is hidden by default for macOS 10.7 and above. Option click on the GO in the mac finder to reveal the Library folder. /Users/<user folder>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE Delete all the files within the OOBE folder, but do not delete the folder itself.     ... View more

If your smart guides are set to default and your UPC is vector shapes, that will work as did for me. If it is a placed image, well then has nothing to snap to.   Your screenshot suggests that you do have vector paths so set your smart guides to snap.     ... View more

hope this helps https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/33764/specify-css-class-names-on-svg-paths-using-illustrator ... View more

Is there a need to use clipping paths? Instead add a layer mask on layers in photoshop, and this should go away.   Ever since Photoshop added transparency, I have had no more need for clipping paths. Usually resolution is desired, but knocking out background  is more natural to have a slightly very very soft edge, especially in areas farther away from lens. But thankyou for this 80s flashback and the fond memories of those golden years in graphics. ... View more

Looks like you just did an image trace.   Object >> Image Trace >> Expand Use the direct select tool to select one object of the color you want to change Select >> Same >> Fill color Fill that preferably with a global swatch color so you can easily make global changes in the future. ... View more

What did you drag to the asset export panel. You may have some offending element in the appearance palette format nested symbol to we can only guess.   Try a test by drawing  a new simple rectangle fill white stroke black.  If that works tell us about your asset construcion and a screenshot as Doug requested.  ... View more

By clean install did you use the Creative Cloud Cleaner to fully remove your app & prefs then reinstall.   If this is happening in multiple versions of Illustrator you might have something wrong with your cloud app, or some other offending app is running on your computer. Did this work in the past, was any new software installed?   Set PDF as a default printer. Ilustrator likes to have a printer set or will crash.   Lastly if needed   OOBE RESET WIN Quit the Creative Cloud desktop app  (100% you must do this) C:\Users\<user folder>\AppData\Local\Adobe\OOBE  The AppData folder is hidden in Windows by default. See Show hidden files, folders, filename extensions | Windows for instructions to access it. Delete all the files within the OOBE folder, but do not delete the folder itself. Restart the computer and launch the Creative Cloud desktop app again.         ... View more

Thanks for the red circle (very helpful).   Pull 2 guides (horizontal & vertical) out of your rulers to that location, that will help you crosshair ruller reset to snap there.  ... View more

Update to 14.4  Does it hapepn after you restart your computer and have nothing else but Illustrator running? ... View more

Why not save as to PDF., have you tried that? Only reason I ever used print to PDF was in large scale/trade show graphics I got a nice really small PDF on large scale using that option. I could scale to fit media -- so the preview file got a lot smaller, and great to email and for server space on large quantity jobs. ... View more

This problem has existed for over 2 decades now. Strangely Corel Draw was able to accomplish  that last time I checked. You will need to make 2 PSD files, one with shadow only (assuming that from your post as that is #1 reason by far to do that)  and the other with the color art. You can then set the filename_shad.psd to multiply in Illustrator, and place a copy on top of the color field in normal.    FYI I set the shadow layer viability off in the color file, just so I do not misplace/lose that as illustrating perfect shadows can be time consuming. You can use the drop shadow effect in Illustrator as the shadows are ok, but not as realistic as a hadndrawn one with a hard and soft shadow/persepctive/etc. ... View more

Try Preserve Appearance ... View more

Is your Adobe Cloud up and running without error or updated in other apps in background? Have you restarted the computer?     OOBE RESET WIN Quit the Creative Cloud desktop app  (100% you must do this) C:\Users\<user folder>\AppData\Local\Adobe\OOBE  The AppData folder is hidden in Windows by default. See Show hidden files, folders, filename extensions | Windows for instructions to access it. Delete all the files within the OOBE folder, but do not delete the folder itself. Restart the computer and launch the Creative Cloud desktop app again.     ... View more

Illustrator imports images at the size they are. 3 solutions to consider:   1) open the image in Photoshop and using Image >> Image Size resize the image. You can use image processor or record an action to do an entire folder of images. If  you are not intimately familiar with al the settings in Imaeg size, I suggest you learn those, as if you are working with images, that is very very important to understand what the resampel checkbox .   2) Drag and drop all your images at once. Then scale them all at once. This is faster than scaling each image.   3) Look at how these images are being created. If a scanner or camera, you may have much more resolution than needed, and want to scan at the proper resolution.  ... View more

As many have already suggested the main reason for this is if the stork is not set to align center, but inside or outside.  There might be a new reason we are missing so I would suggest selecting the path and hit "D" to default the stroke, and see if variable width profile is then available. ... View more

You are coorect you cannot add a gradient to the library as a swatch,. Lets all upvote this post from 2017, was at 808.   You will need to OPTION drag the graphic from your library to your canvas  to place as a graphic and not a link. Then sample from the graphic. Also, double-click your eyedropper to check that appearance is enable.           ... View more

screenshot 1st - I see a hairline space, might be a redraw  2nd - I do not see a space. If you  zzom in and see a space, I would draw a frame with the direct select tool (shown in red) use option command J to join. then repeat on other points. Below are 2 common usage examples using horizontal, and both.         ... View more

Scatter Brush align rotate to path ... View more

First one is a pattern fil on a rectnagle, then effect >> warp >> arc >> 100%   Second one is expanded, then pathfinder >> divide &pathfinder >> unite, then the warp arc applied ... View more

Select the image, and look in the appearance palette. It should say linked file.    If it says group, you either have a group or a clipping mask group Most likely you need to do a  Do an Object >> Clipping Mask >> Release Hard to say without a screenshot showing the image select and what appearance says you have   When posting please try to give more information so we can help you.  How do you specify what line cuts on your cutting machine? Is it a certain spot color? Or is it set for any vector path to cut.  ... View more

Not sure what you mean by "store".   Sounds like you have a logo using a star as a mask. Try option clicking with the direct select (white arrow, or 2nd tool) on the edge of the star to get the star only. You can then copy that and paste on a new layer, assuming it is one shape.  ... View more

Did you calibrate Your Displays?   I am not sure that you can synchronize colors in Creative Cloud, but you can in Adobe Bridge >> Edit  >> Color Settings   ... View more

PREFS  RESET MAC (more thorough) Quit Illustrator (100% must quit as your prefs reside in RAM after loaded) (HOLD DOWN OPTION) Finder >> Go >> Library (this is the user library) rename these 3 folders to Adobe Illustrator XX to Adobe Illustrator XXold ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator XX/ ~/Library/Caches/com.adobe.illustrator ~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator XX Settings/ And also this location, if the issue happens for all users Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator XX/ ... View more

Can we see how you chose 5x7 dimension. I do not have that size as my printer is different. Install your printer driver if you have not, os you get all the setting you need like borderless printing, and doubelsided.     Do an image size and make your image 5x7 and print at 100%. Might help you figure out if you have the wrong paper size or is scaling because you can't print to the edge of paper.           ... View more

From your screenshot my best guess is the problem is that the preview is blank.   What happens when you export do you get a blank file?  What OS & Illustrator versions are you using?  What happens if you choose the art and choose object >> rasterize.  Does it export to other file formats. Have you installed any plugins since the issue started. Does this happen if you create a new file, and just draw a simple shape as a test?       ... View more

Restart illustrator, and make sure shift is not held down. Do you get a plugin loading error (DxfDwgFileFormat.aip) on Illustrator startup?   Right-click on the app and choose show package contents. This file should be there.       ... View more