Illustrator graphics different from one document to the next

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July 27, 2026
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I have two .ai docs and when copy/pasting graphics from one, the appearance drastically changes. I need them to stay as they are in the first image. Both are in RGB mode

Correct answer Nataliia_M

Hi @Faith5C32
Do you have the same Raster Effects settings in both documents?

Nataliia_MCorrect answer

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Hi @Faith5C32
Do you have the same Raster Effects settings in both documents?

Warmly, Nataliia

Faith5C32Author

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YES! Thank you, this was the problem.

Nataliia_M

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@Faith5C32 I’m glad that it worked! 👍

Warmly, Nataliia

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Check the Layers panel. There are probably Appearances applied to layers.

When copying what you can do:

Set up a new layer and drag all the existing layers into it
Turn on paste remembers layers
copy
paste into the new document

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Here’s how the layers and appearances cooperate:

Here’s how the layers panel works:

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