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Every project I wok on when I open it the color pallet is RGB.  I am trying to design for wide format print and need it to be CMYK.  I can not find the setting to make the color swatches defult mto CMYK no matter what I do.  PLEASE HELP!!!

Hi, I constantly get this message while working on Illustrator, and after awhile my Mac shut down on its own. And I did what the message said still problem did not solve. Please help! 

Hiwhy does live text change size when pasting from the default canvas document to a large sized canvas document?THanksMike

I have been using the shape builder for years and years very consistently. I noticed immediately after updating to the 29.3 release that it now creates extremely jagged lines from totally smooth lines. Please see attached before and after photos! This is extremely frustrating. Any ideas how to fix?

Hello! I've been having issues using the pen tool in illustrator when I hold down shift to constrain a line to a straight or 45 degree angle. The issue is that the line jitters violently and jumps around when I place it, lagging considerably.I would point fingers at my system, but I own a Surface Book 2 with a gtx 1060, so I'm not sure if processing capability is the culprit. However, I've found that disabling the gpu performance option gets rid of this jitter, but it's a workaround for now. I've also tried updating gpu drivers, but this didn't solve the problem as well. Has anyone else faced this problem before?{Renamed by MOD}

Hey all,I'm setting actions in Illustrator to save multiple file formats of the same file to streamline workflow.Is there any way to add to a filename using/while using the actions?Ex:Saving business card designs I need to save five PDF files:FrontFront w/o crop marksBackBack w/o crop marksand Full art.Is there a way to add the description to/modify the file name within actions?So if the original name is:Client_BCI can run the action and it will auto saveClient_BC_Front.pdfClient_BC_Front_NoCrop.pdfClient_BC_Back.pdfClient_BC_Back_NoCrop.pdfandClient_BC.pdf??Does that make sense?Any and all help is very appreciated.Thanks!

I have an issue with one of my Illustrator files, it will not let me select or edit anything in the file. I have tried the same file on a different computer and same thing. I tried renaming the file, restarting my computer. There are no locked layers. Nothing seems to help at all, I cannot do anything. I also tried updating Illustrator (the problem started before I updated), but it's still doing the same thing. Does anyone have any ideas what the problem is?

Hola! ¿Alguien podría ayudarme a resolver este problema? Actualicé mi licencia porque anteriormente me aparecía este mensaje y ahora que instalé los programas de nuevo sigo sin poder abrirlos por este mismo mensaje. Cambié mi correo electrónico, desinstalé todo desde mi computadora y ya no sé de qué otra forma puedo hacer para que funcione 😞  Gracias!

Mein Frage lässt sich mit dem gif besser erklären: Ich habe eine Form ohne Füllung und kann sie nicht schwarz einfärben. Jede andere Farbe geht, aber schwarz geht nicht. Ich brauche eine Lösung, um das zu ändern, weil ich solche Flächen oft in schwarz umwandeln muss. Derzeit geht es nur so: Ohne Füllung -> andere Farbe -> schwarz. Weiß jemand, wie ich das abschalten kann?

 Hello,I’m working on an Illustrator JSX script where I want to rename selected layers according to certain rules. However, I am having trouble getting the selected layers. I’ve tried using selection and other methods, but they don’t seem to work as expected. Here’s the code snippet I’ve been using: var doc = app.activeDocument; var selectedLayers = doc.selection; But doc.selection is not returning the selected layers as expected. Can anyone help me with the correct way to get the selected layers in Illustrator for renaming purposes? Any suggestions or examples would be greatly appreciated!Thank you in advance!

Unbelievable how this is still an issue after many versions. I created 120 x 120 rectangles and separated them with a 30 px distance. The result? .0001 px in position and .0002 px added to size at the end. Can't understand what kind of math AI does to mess up a rounded result.  

Hi there.. Is there a way of combining individual text boxes into one text box in Illustrator (25.2)? Have to edit a file from PDF format and some of the text boxes split up after opening. Thanks!

Illustrator seems to have issues with maintaining layer comp visibility in placed objects (multiple versions placed within same file) when the original file is amended. i.e. PSD files with layer comps placed into Illustrator, each referencing a different layer comp. PSD file amended and all instances in Illustrator default to current photoshop state. From there they need reimporting (relinking) and the layer comp to be reselected.Here's the process:- Photoshop file with layer comps used to define a number of possible different states of the file.- Placed instance 1 with Layer Comp A in Illustrator with "Keep overrides" checked.- Placed instance 2 with Layer Comp B in Illustrator with "Keep overrides" checked.All good so far.- Return to Photoshop file and amend something.- The result is that both instances in Illustrator default to the current state of the Photoshop document.There is then no way of viewing the layer comp list from the placed PSD to subsequently change it to the desired

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Hi, Im trying to use the Inflate (3D and Materials) effect with this rainbow, however I need it to inflate as 1 object instead of 7 little noodle-looking ones. Anybody know how I can do this? It seems I need to make the rainbow seen as 1 object by Illustrator, however I can't figure out how to do this. I've tried a clipping mask and that didn't work. Any know-how would be super appreciated. (If reference photos don't show, here's a link to view: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MCfwPSDGhLQCuLgP_yBkK17ose0iHxaH?usp=share_link) Thank you,Jason

Not happy with the automatic font activation nastiness, Adobe goes a step forward with its production-damaging features, now inducing you to Save to Creative Cloud by default, by removing the (command+S) shortcut and forcing users to manually click the ‘On your computer’ button. How arrogant is that?Did anyone find a way to deactivate this absurdity?

i was wondering if anyone can help me. all of a sudden a chrome extension that allowed me to open illustrator files from google drive is now gone. I used to use the "open with" illustrator from drive, so i wouldn't have to download files. but i cannot do so anymore, hopefully there is a quick solution!

I have an AI file with a "Template" layer that used to be ignored whenever I exported the file to a JPG.This feature is no longer working correctly as now the exports are including data from this layer.Has this feature changed somehow and I'm not using it correctly or is this a bug that requires fixing. Ver 29.3.1

Helly community, maybe someone here can help me, because I just canÄt find an answer anywhere else on the web.I have a CC library with color swatches of a company styleguide. When I colorize objects in Illustrator everything works, but the colors are not connected or updated from the CC library. So when I update the library colors, nothing changes in the illustrator document.I also can't drag an drop colors from the CC library panel onto the document objects or edit the colors from the panel (have to go into PS for that).I could copy all my colors from the CC library to my local swatches, losing all the names, but that somehow misses the point of having the colors in the cloud.Am I missing something here?

Hi!I'm creating a decal that will fill a 41' x 9.8' wall space. It will be at the very top of the wall (I estimate the ceilings to be around 20-25"). Obviously this goes beyond the maximum artboard size for Illustrator. Would you:1. Create the artwork at size and just expand it past the artboard?2. Create the artwork at a 25% or 50% scale.3. Create the artwork at size in separate files. Lastly, depending upon the chosen option, would you:1. Create it in 150 DPI.2. Create it in 300 DPI so that the printer has the option to scale down.3. Create it in an even larger DPI.

I have gaussian blur that has box around it. I have searched the post and it was suggested that increasing area in effect - document raster effects or checking anti-alias box fixed the issues, but it did not work for me/ Any ideas how to fix it? It appears to be an issue in newer versions of illustrator and it's pretty annoying. Thank you

Can anyone please tell me how to edit the XMP Packet, while inside of Illustrator, without using FileInfo?   I am writing a Flex PatchPanel Extension, so need access to some DOM parameter like XMPString to change the packet.  XMPString does not say it is READ ONLY in the reference manual -- but does not let me change it -- unless I am doing something wrong.Thanks for any suggestion.

Hi everybody, it’s probably something really obvious but my arrow tool, the black one, is behaving very strangely. Whenever you click on a shape it is splitting it. You get a little white rectangle icon next to the black arrow. When you click on text fields duplicates it. Clicking on certain shapes divides it (if they are overlapping other shapes) so when you delete it only part of it disappears! I don’t know what is going on! Can anybody help? Thanks.

Bonjour,J'utilise pas mal la fonction d'enregistrement des plans de travail sur les fichiers .ai (donc enregistrer sous / en .ai / cocher "enregistrer les plans de travail dans des fichiers séparés"), et je suis tomber sur un énorme bug : dans mes fichiers ainsi obtenu, certains calques (qui ne l'étaient pas) ont été masqués à l'enregistrement et d'autres (qui étaient masqués) se sont afficher ...Vous imaginez sans mal le problème au final.Le truc est que dans mon fichier original, le calque au-dessus était masqué (0) , les 2 suivants étaient affichés (11), et les 3 du dessous étaient masqués(000). Et je me suis retrouvé avec la même "suite logique" d'affichage (01100) mais avec un calque en moins, le premier, car il n'y avait rien sur ce calque et l'enregistrement par page l'a juste supprimé pour optimisation.Et donc l'affichage des calques qui a gardé la suite logique s'est retrouvé décalée ...La solution a été simple : garder les calques masqués en dessous de ceux qui sont affi

Illustrator 27.3.1 (Windows)A plugin error comes up when Illustrator is launched. It turns out this plugin resides in C:\Vision Pro 9 which is the installation folder for a different software package that runs a CNC machine. First of all, why is Illustrator even attempting to load plugins from this folder in the first place? If I rename IlluToSignlab32.aip to IlluToSignlab32.aip.DISABLE, effectively hiding it, Illustrator won't even launch.Clicking Ok and relaunching gives the option to Run Diagnostics (i.e. Safe Mode). While launching in Safe Mode the same unknown error dialog box comes up and Illustrator still won't launch. Any subsequent launches just bring up the same unknown error dialog box. So Safe Mode is basically useless in this case. On further testing if I don't rename the plugin but instead move it to the desktop, Illustrator still tries to load it from the desktop. It seems as if Illustrator is loading .aip files from anywhere and everywhere. It was my