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neilw42903972
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December 14, 2022
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Copy & Paste not retaining styles in Illustrator and InDesign

  • December 14, 2022
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Hi there,

Just started experiencing this in Catalina so I updated to Ventura 13.1 but it didn't change anything. I am using a 27-inch 2020 iMac and the latest Illustrator version but stress it was happening on the prior version. Also, the paste in place does not work anymore. Any help would be appreciated as this is slowing production times.

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Anshul_Saini
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Anshul_SainiCommunity Manager
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December 28, 2022

Hi @neilw42903972,

 

Thanks for reaching out. I hope the issue is resolved now. If not, would you mind booting into safe mode and checking if the same behavior is happening or not?

 

Also, would you mind confirming the exact version of Illustrator & InDesign?

 

Kindly update the discussion if you still need assistance with it. We'd be happy to help.

 

Thanks,
Anshul Saini

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neilw42903972Author
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January 10, 2023

Hi @Anshul_Saini,

I started in Safe Mode on my 2020 iMac and the same behavior did not happen. My Illustrator is the latest version 27.1.1 and My InDesign is 18.1. Thank you for your help.

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neilw42903972Author
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January 10, 2023

Also, it is only happening in Illustrator now.

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Hasnat27663390cpvy
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December 21, 2022

Have you tried to reinstall illustrator? After reinstalling most of the probelms are solved, already don this job then you must have to reset your prefrences. 

Just Focus on single task.
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neilw42903972Author
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January 10, 2023

Still having the issues with copying text and losing the formatting. I will try what you are suggesting.

 

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neilw42903972Author
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January 10, 2023

So I uninstalled and reinstalled Illustrator to 2023 and it still loses the formatting when copy and pasting.

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neilw42903972Author
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December 14, 2022

To be clearer, my main concern is in Illustrator and InDesign independently, not copying from one to another. Basically in Illustrator, the styles are lost whenever you copy and paste something. I attached a sample of paste in place.

Steve Werner
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Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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December 14, 2022

I have a MacBook Pro 2021 running Ventura 13.1, running Illustrator 27.0.1.

 

I do not have that problem. I'd suggest trying to restore your Illustrator preferences. At the bottom of the Preferences > General dialog box, there is a Restore Preferences button. After pressing the button and reboot, you'll have your preferences restored.

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neilw42903972Author
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December 14, 2022

Not sure what having a different Mac would have to this, but ok.

  • All latest software and operating systems
  • Updated Preferences multiple times
  • iMac 27" (see attached)
  • No weird software installed, just Adobe Suite
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Steve Werner
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Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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December 14, 2022

In addition to what Monika asked, please tell us was InDesign version you are using. The latest InDesign version (18.0) has better support if you're copying from Illustrator to InDesign.

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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December 14, 2022

Can you please tell us exactly what you are doing and what is happening step by step? Screenshots help.

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