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patd61312907
Inspiring
September 18, 2019
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Expand appearance greyed out in Illustrator

  • September 18, 2019
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I am following a tutorial. One of the steps is to expand appearance. However this option is greyed out and I do not know why. I am following to a "T" and I cannot access expand appearance. help!!

 

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    Correct answer Monika Gause

    Expand appearance is only active when there is an appearance (an effect, a brush or anything else which is special). There probably is none, so you might want to tell us what exactly you have and what you want to achieve.

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    22339473amnz
    Participant
    December 21, 2021

    Hi I'm trying to make an isometric typography but it's not letting me expand appearance.  
    https://youtu.be/r4i24O_RqLU

    I am following this link step to step and it's not letting me expand apparently someone help.

      Ton Frederiks
      Community Expert
      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 21, 2021

      Which version do you use and do you use the 3D (Classic) option?

      Srishti Bali
      Community Manager
      Srishti BaliCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      September 23, 2019

      Hi Pat,

       

      Thanks for reaching out. I would request if you can try these steps:

      • Create a Circle
      • Select the Circle and click on Shape on top 
      • Change the Pie End Angle to 45
      • Without touching anything on the Artboard or screen, go to Edit >  Expand experience. Take a look at this GIF.

       

      For more details you can also take a look at this help article: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/illustrator/using/grouping-expanding-objects.html

       

      Let us know if that helps or if you have any further query.

       

      Regards,

      Srishti

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      September 18, 2019

      Expand appearance is only active when there is an appearance (an effect, a brush or anything else which is special). There probably is none, so you might want to tell us what exactly you have and what you want to achieve.

        patd61312907
        patd61312907Author
        Inspiring
        September 18, 2019
        Thank you. I drew a circle, colored it orange, then created a 45º pie shape. From there I wanted to expand the appearance before adding an offset path. This is where expand appearance was greyed out.
        Monika Gause
        Community Expert
        Monika GauseCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 18, 2019
        And you created the pie shape how? By using the shape widgets? So far there is nothing you need to expand.
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