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Inspiring
August 28, 2020
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Can't see any of my work in Illustrator

  • August 28, 2020
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I need help. I've been working on a project and last night the art boards went white and all my work disappeared. I can still see all my work in the layers pannel, but I can't select any of them. I have no idea what is going on. I've restarted the program and it still pops up this way. I also restarted my computer and that didn't help either. I can open other projects/files just fine in Illustrator, but not this file. This is hours of work. I really hope someone can help me get it back. I've put a picture below of what it looks like when I open the file. 

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Correct answer Monika Gause

The main layer is hidden in the layers panel.

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Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 28, 2020

You are in Outline view.

Select View > Preview

tmcastoAuthor
Inspiring
August 28, 2020

Thanks. I changed it, but my work still isn't showing up on the art boards. 

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 28, 2020

Your screendump still shows Outline