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May 30, 2025
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Help with CC Libraries - Totally Confused

  • May 30, 2025
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Hi There, never had a need for Libraries in the past, so sorry if this is easy...

 

1. How do you add Adobe fonts?

  • I can drag text but this seems to create a style
  • How do you add a font from the Adobe library?
  • Also, I don't see a + button on the Libraries panel as seen in tutorials and help docs - is this normal or an indication something is wrong?

 

2. Why can't .ai files be added to Illustrator documents?

  • I have an Illustrator file open but some ai files in the library are greyed out
  • When I hover over the file, it's clearly an .ai file (see attached) but says it's unsupported
  • If I try to drag the file onto the page, I see a green + but nothing happens
  • These are .ai files from our logo library which open from the finder, so unsure what's happening

 

  • Exact same issue in InDesign, can't drag it to a page as it's not supported...

 

 

3. Why isn't the in-app structure/organisation mirrored on the Adobe website?

  • I've spent a LOT of time organising the library so it makes sense to non-designers
  • This organisation displays in the CC Libraries panel in Illustrator and InDesign
  • It also displays correctly in the Creatiove Cloud app
  • But when viewing on the Adobe website, none of the logo, icon and asset organisation displays
  • Everything just shows up as 'Graphics' which is obviously painful/frustrating

 

4. Why does the structure/organisation not display correctly in Adobe Express?

  • Some of the structure displays
  • But none of the colours display
  • Niether do any of the fonts

 

There's certainly plenty of frustration about CC Libraries in the forums - are they not ready for serious work or something?

 

I hope that all makes sense, any help or pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated.

 

Cheers, Ben

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kglad
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May 30, 2025
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Legend
July 15, 2025

Thanks for this but I can't find answers to any of the issues on that page. e.g. 'font' or 'typeface' doesn't appear on that page, I couldn't find info on why .ai files can't be dragged from the library into Illustrator, and while there was fluuffy info on orgaisation and structure, I couldn't see info on why the structure from the library pannel isn't mirrord online or on Adobe Express.