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January 4, 2019
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Find missing tools in Illustrator's custom toolbar.

  • January 4, 2019
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I'm running Illustrator version 23.0.1 on Windows 10 Pro.

 

All of the sudden, the rounded rectangle tool is missing and I cannot find or recover it. When I options-click the rectangle tool, the rounded rectangle tool simply does not appear as an option, only the rectangle tool, ellipse tool, polygon tool, star tool, and line segment tool. There is also a small arrow that I can click but all that does is detach these options from the toolbar.

 

 

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    Correct answer Bill Silbert

    Illustrator CC 2019 has a new feature called Customizable Tools. This means that it is easy to actually misplace a tool. To reset click on the three dots at the bottom of the tool panel and then click on the pull-down menu icon at the top right of the window that appears and choose either Advanced or Basic to reset the tools. Advanced will make sure that all tools are present (see screen shot):

    For more information about customizable tools see You Tube video Illustrator CC 2019 (23) : Customizable toolbars tutorial - YouTube .

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    Eric Dumas
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    Eric DumasCommunity Expert
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    January 4, 2019

    Hi,

    I would try 2 options.

    First, you can reset your preferences How to set preferences in Illustrator

    Second, you can customise your toolbox How to work with tools in Illustrator

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