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orlando_7052
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March 20, 2025
Question

Adobe Illustrator Artboard Numbering Issue: Duplicate and Missing Numbers

Hello Adobe Community,

I have encountered a strange issue with Adobe Illustrator when generating multiple artboards, and I wanted to share it here to see if others have experienced the same problem and if there is a known solution.

When creating artboards within Illustrator, I noticed that the program assigns the number 6 twice, while completely skipping 5 in the internal numbering. As I continue adding artboards, the issue persists—when reaching 12, Illustrator does not generate it and instead creates two instances of 13. This pattern continues inconsistently across multiple artboards.

 

version 29.3.1

 

Has anyone else encountered this issue? Is this a known bug, or is there a workaround to ensure proper sequential numbering?

Looking forward to hearing your insights and possible solutions!

Thanks in advance.

3 replies

stunning_wandererce05
Participant
October 1, 2026

Та же херня, ничего не помогает

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Abhishek Rao
Community Manager
Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
Community Manager
October 1, 2026

Hi ​@stunning_wandererce05,

 

Sorry to hear you're experiencing the same issue. We have a bug logged with the product team for the duplicate/missing artboard numbering behavior, and the team is investigating it.

In the meantime, please try closing and reopening the affected Illustrator document, as this intermittent issue may resolve after reopening the file. If it persists, please share your Illustrator version, OS details, and a sample Illustrator file if possible.

You can also follow and vote on the existing UserVoice report for updates:

Artboards with the same number / missing number – Adobe Illustrator

 

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Abhishek

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Anubhav M
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Anubhav MCommunity Manager
Community Manager
March 21, 2025

Hello @orlando_7052,

I tried replicating this on my end but could not. Would you mind sharing the exact steps when you get this error message, the version of the OS, and a small screen recording of the workflow, so I can check this with the team?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

 

Anubhav

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