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In my attached image, viewing from outline mode, you can see my 10 artboards with round objects in nine of them, and then there are these very large stray lines and squares going everywhere. I've been copying/pasting from another .ai file into this one. And only when in outline mode can I see them. Some are just wild-looking, while others appear to have been guides. Searching for stray points from 'Select/Object/Stray Points' doesn't find them either. Maybe something from my other file got copied over.There are clipping masks in my artwork but it would seem you can still search for odd lines within clipping masks in the Layers panel, right? Don't know how to get rid of these.  I have Illustrator 29.8.1Running MacOS Sequoia 15.5 

I've been having this issue for months currently which has not been resolved by three calls to customer service. I've uninstalled/reinstalled, cleared the app data, and cleared the temp folder. The agents have done remote sessions to try and address the issue.  Basically, whenever I startup Illustrator for the first time, whatever the first file is that I open will show the art/artboards for a split second and then everything disappears. There is only grey. I have to close and reopen the file to get it to appear properly. This has led to compounding issues which include my font library only updating when I restart the program and my transparency masks getting distorted when I use the align tool. When I clear the app data and restart the program, I do not encounter the disappearing artboards. However, they will return upon starting the program up for a second time and beyond. I can only assume that some file is getting corrupted in app data, but I don't know why this woul

Hi, can I run Adobe Illustrator on my Asus laptop with these specs?  NOT the Beta version, if no, when will it be released?

Having issues with fonts not showing in my font library. sometime when i launch illustrator, it shows no fonts available other than myriad pro. i go to preferences and tick 'show font names in english' this usually makes the fonts reappear, but sometimes they dissapear again and i tick 'show east asian options' or the indian options and it sometimes helps, but not always. I am also having issues displaying new fonts downloaded from other site like envato, where i cannot get the font to show despite downloading an OTF. i am using windows fyi . 

Color science breaks my brain, please help with a VERY simple issue. Client has given me a CMYK document for a printable billboard, which needs to turn into RGB for After Effects. When I go to File > Document Color Mode > RGB, the colours change. I need the colours to be preserved as close as possible but in RGB, instead of a big shift. Edit: Sometimes Doc Color Mode to RGB menu works with colors unchanged, sometimes it doesn't, I'd like to know why please

Hi all,I have created a repeat pattern in illustator and it shows faint grid lines, someone told md they wont show when sent to print is this true? many thanks

Preciso que me ajudem a solucionar dois problemas com o illustrator Adobe. O código das cores do meu illustrator não estão funcionando. Eu coloco um código e aparece outro antes mesmo de salvar, lá mesmo aberto em segundos muda... Como faço para solucionar esse problema? Não posso passar código errado para cliente!É um ponto interessante: é em CMYK.Código só não funciona no meu illustrator.Segundo é os meus boletos atrasados. Quero saber como faço para paga-los. Não tem a opção de pegar boleto com código de barras, nada! Se peço na central de ajuda, me mandam do mesmo jeito que está lá em "gerenciar conta"...Preciso pagar meus boletos apagados e também preciso de as cores do meu illustrator funcionam, por favor. Espero que resolvam!

Hi, when I click save as, the window that appears is black, and it stays that way.It is the latest version of Illustrator.

which keystroke causes all open palettes like color, layers, opacity, etc .to vanish. Very disruptive to workflow when you hit it accidentally and don't know which one.

少し前から、以前イラストレーターで作ったファイルを開こうとすると毎回このメッセージが出るようになりました。CMYKを選べば問題なく開けるのですが、煩わしいので出ないようにしたいです。どうしたらよいでしょうか。

Title says it all. Illustrator works fine with all other functions except for the Object>Transform>Move tool. When using it the whole app freezes and I cannot even quit. Attached video for reference. Here are some other measures that I have tried to solve the problem:Restart the computerReinstall IllustratorUpdate the graphic driver (to NVIDIA Studio Driver 581.29 for RTX4070)Reset Illustrator preferencesNote that Windows is up to date. Here are the specifications of my computer & Illustrator:GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070CPU: 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900KFRAM: 32.0 GB 4800 MHz (31.8 GB usable)OS: Windows 11 Home 24H264-bit operating system, x64-based processorIllustrator 29.8.2, no plugins installed Any help is greatly appreciated.

Not sure if this is normal behavior for Text/Create Outlines?I am creating Wire Frames to the  textAfter adding Text I should be able to go in Text/Create Outlines.However, Create Outlines is dimmed out.Once the text box is scaled down to only encapsulate the text does it return. I have also tried just typing in the text box and same result. Only after stretching out the box does it become active.Normal?

Hello Adobe community. I am trying to draw one of the Emporer's Angels but when I create transparent curved shapes (black or white for shadow or highlight), there appears to be some extra lines that have been added.  How am I supposed to show my devotion to the God Emporer of Mankind with these horrific blemishes built into the artwork. If I export to Photoshop, they are not there so I suspect this is just visual on my Mac.  Still annoying though and it's not the first time I've seen it. Anyone else een or fixed this please? 

Hi everyoneI'm having a frustrating time understanding the graph tool in Illustrator. I have 70 graphs to create from excel data for an InDesign report, very little time. I follow the instructions, i have a clear sample of the chart i need, yet the chart i get in Illustrator makes no sense. I transpose the rows and columns, still no luck. Where can i get clearer instructions on how to solve my problem?

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Hi all,I would like to have just the effects only applied to a shape/path i.e. no fill and no stroke. We can do that in photoshop but I've not figured out how to do it in Illustratore.g. a Rectangle shape that only has drop shadow/inner glow.  How can we achieve it?

Hi I am trying to find an efficient way to curve my text without distorting the letters along a vertical path. The vertical path tool only allows for  single character and I tried the objects on path tool but i have to seperate every line and it is only centered on the path. I want my text to be left aligned.With the object on path tool I can only select to rotate and adjust the spacing on all objects on the path and not indivitually. I think this tool would be great if more adjustment features were added The Image that i'm using shows what im strying to do but i have manually divided each line from the textbox and altered where the line starts myself.Is there a better way to do this?

Good job Adobe for letting us know that. I wouldn't have upgraded if I had. And kudos to Hot Door for taking advantage of the situation and charging almost full price to upgrade CADTools to work with the new Illustrator. Congratulations all around folks.

I have the updated version of Illustratorand I can't find the button Paragraph direction

I work on social media posts using templates, the same fonts, colours and guides are used month to month so I usually just duplicate the file on the Cloud app, rename the file and then work with that file for the next batch of content. Recently I tried that and when I tried to open the duplicate file I received an error basically saying I'm not the owner of the file (screenshot provided). I havent changed anything and this had always worked, the only difference I've noticed is this file says "online only" which I noticed one or two files have the same issue when labeled with that. I am running illustrator beta and have already flagged a problem where you cannot open files directly from the adobe cloud using the beta versions and have to open files through the apps, but this is an entirely new problem. And yes I am aware that I could create a template for my file preference but this issue should still be addressed.

When I select an object with CTRL + C and then start a new page, or when I press CTRL + V within the same page, I get no response; it doesn't work. I don't encounter it all the time, but it's a very common problem. This problem isn't just for me; it can be a problem for other employees working with me.

When a color block with a linear gradient is mirrored in Illustrator and then copied and pasted into Animate, the direction of the linear gradient of the color block is reversed. The first image is in Illustrator, where the top-right and bottom-left parts are obtained by mirroring the top-left part. The second image shows the result after they are copied into Animate.Is there any way to solve this problem?在 Illustrator 将有线性渐变的色块镜像后复制粘贴到 Animate，色块的线性渐变方向反转了。第一张图是在 Illustrator 中，右上和左下是左上镜像得到的。第二张图是他们复制到 Animate 之后。请问有什么解决办法吗  

We have a business requirement from a client in the sports uniform manufacturing industry, serving over 100 schools and universities.Each year, they receive requests from these institutions to update their uniform styles while retaining the same logo, colors, and branding elements.Currently, this process is manual and time-consuming, as each new design must be recreated in Adobe Illustrator. The company has outsourced this work to a third-party graphics firm, which increases both cost and turnaround time. To streamline this process, we plan to develop an AI-powered platform that can automatically generate updated uniform designs using the existing logo and color database.The solution will utilize a rule-based AI engine integrated with Adobe ExtendScript, enabling automatic generation of Adobe Illustrator (.ai) files based on predefined design rules and templates.

Dear Illustrator community,in Photoshop if you want to transform a point text by its true bounding box, there's a trick: you can put the text inside a group and the bounding box will touch the edges of the letters perfectly. I'm looking for a similar workaround in Illustrator. I would like to transform the text with the bounding box touching the letters but I don't know how to do it without expanding the text. Could anyone give me a hint? Thanks in advance! 

How can I create a hatched dop shadow like this?