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So this issue continues, for some unknown unsolved mystery ..Say I have an AI file, it's got some CMYK photos that are embedded. I save it as a 'Press-ready' PDF, with 'Preserve Illustrator editing capabilities' checked. It saves out to a 11 meg PDF. Yay! Prefect size for emailing. But wait.. oops.. I forgot i needed to edit a graphic in the AI file. So I go back to same AI file, change say a simple opacity on a graphic, do the EXACT SAME save as a Press-ready PDF, same settings as before, and now the PDF balloons to 297 megs!!!Pardon my French, but wtf. Makes no sense. It's as if Illustrator thinks about it and says to me - sorry for my oversight on the first PDF save, it's actualy quadruple the size.. my bad.Any and all insights appreciated. And btw - I cannot share this file or screenshots w tech support here - it's proprietary. 🙂

Hi, I have some lines which run horizontal. I'd like these to distort but look even within the space in the shape. I have used an object shape where I want the lines to follow the top path. The spacing feels a little out. If I then re-set with mesh I can edit further but the envelope mesh rows/columns fall in the wrong place.  If I create a rectangle and use the mesh tool and choose where the vertical lines are and then distort the outer edge to roughly match my previous shape, is it possible to 'replace mesh shape' with 'new mesh shape' Then perhaps this might to a better job distorting the lines so it feel equal. Or perhaps there's a better way, can anyone help? See attached file for ref

I frequently use this panel and for some time the angle field does not mirror the requested positional change. Example if the command is to move the object up the artboard the angle should read 90 degrees and on moving down should read -90 deg. In my app this so often fails to register. so I have to manually change the angle field adding time and irritation. Is this a know bug will it get fixed or is this a new issue? 

Hi friends, I have an Ipad and I really need to send the raw illustrator file to my client today. It just spins and doesnt do anything when i try export, when i share the file via a link its blank and then when I try and share it via creative cloud its also blank... i do not understand, someone help!!

I'm trying to create an a design using text that arches, but the text is never centred and can never be large enough to fill the path I've designated. In order to fit all the text, I have to minimize the size, but as you can see, there is still lots of room on the path, so I don't understand why making it a bit bigger in turns makes the words dissapear and I get an overset text error. Even with large text, it seems to me there should be room for the "to a" used in my example. How can I make the text go the whole way, while keeping it a decent size?  I think part of the issue is there is a lot of lost space as the text does not start at the beginning of the path, how can I fix this issue? I am not using a circle since I want the rounded rectangle look, so using the direct selection tool to adjust the angle of it so it appears centered/alinged does not work for this project. 

Bonjour, Au sein de notre entreprise nous utilisons un logiciel de dessin industriel qui fonctionne avec des fichiers DXF, nous absolument avons besoin de la version Illustrator 24.3 car c'est la seule qui produit des DXF compatible avec notre logiciel. Nous utilisons aussi la version 29 mais la 24 est vitale pour notre activité.comment obtenir un lien de téléchargement ?En vous remerciant

When I export a PNG from AI and include artboards, I find that the exported art does not come out to the page dimensions I set in Illustrator, UNLESS the ppi is setto 72. For instance:AI page dimensions are 4800x4800pxExport PNG @ 72 ppi, open in PS and file dimensions are 4800x4800 @72 Pixels/inchExport PNG @ 150 ppi, open in PS and file dimensions are 10000x1000 @150 Pixels/inchExport PNG @300 ppi, open in PS and file dimensions are 20000x2000 @300 Pixels/inchwhen what I'm after is:Export PNG @300 ppi, open in PS and file dimensions are 4800x4800 @300 Pixels/inch because that's the requested size from the vendor. Now I can change it in Photoshop, but why doesn't it just export at the page dimensions and resolution to begin with?

I haven't used Illustrator for a few months (after like 25 years of using) and suddenly something changed. When I try to scale a Paragraph type part, it's aligning my text automatically and actually non-stop the way i would NOT like to align it. Vertically and Horizontally. It looks like an Ai way of aligning, but I definitely want this to control this on my own. ANyone a solution?

after updating today 08/05/2025 to version 29.5.1 the control bar disappeared   <Title renamed by moderator>

Dear developers, it would be useful to integrate the symmetry drawing function in Illustrator for iPad, which is already present in Fresco as shown in the attached screenshot, thank you.

Hi all, Multiple times now I've copy-pasted images and screenshots into an illustrator file (ie embedded images), only to have them randomly "turn white" and lose all image information. This has happened locally and when connected through a VPN, also during a crash and opening the [recovered] version.  FYI Adobe's IT team was unable to fix the issue after a 45-minute phone call and screen share so I might be out of luck here - But still wanted to post this in case other users were running into this issue as well.

Hi everyone, I've been wondering for a while if there's a way to use Illustrator to do something as simple as replacing multiple fonts at once, but I can't find a solution or anything like it.Often, I need to have a single word or phrase written in multiple fonts to compare styles and see which font makes the text look better. But I have to select a different font in each one, which can be repetitive and tedious.Can anyone help me? Thanks! 🙏Hola a tod@s llevo tiempo preguntandome si hay alguna forma de que illustrator haga una cosa tan sencilla como reemplazar varias fuentes a la vez, pero no encuentro solución ni nada que se le parezca. En muchas ocasiones necesito tener una sola palabrao frase escrita en varias tipografías para comparar estilos entre ellas y ver en qué fuente queda más visual ese texto. Pero tengo que ir selecionando una fuente diferente en cada una por una cada vez, convirtiendose en un trabajo repetitivo y fastidioso. Alguien puede ayuda

I used Gimp a lot (yeah I know it's not the same at all but it was enough before) but now I need a more specialized and powerful software to do various designs. I am currently learning with a few amazing tutorials, so I'm a beginner making progress, Illustrator is quite amazing but there's one thing that bothers me a lot..When using gimp I could use the middle mouse button to move around the image (I ended up binding it on a side button of my mouse, more convenient) it was extremely useful it allowed me to move around very quickly and easily. But I can't find a way to do the same on illustrator..The closest way I found was hitting "H" on the keyboard, move around and then go back manually to the tool I was using before, it is quite annoying.. Before I just had to hold the mouse button and drag to move around without changing the tool I'm using..I know it's nothing too serious but I got used to zooming and moving around quickly and now it makes me feel a bit "stuck"Is there a way to cha

Today illustrator has started adding the artboard number as well as the suffix, which is what I named the artboard. It used to only add the thing I deliberately called it. Now I"m having to manually delete the numbers at the end again. How do I make it stop adding them?

I've been trying to expand the layers using the keyboard shortcut "Command+Shift+G" on Mac, and I haven't been able to open up additional layers aside from what is already shown in the photo here. The bounding box and edges are showing (I double checked multiple times), and this is the correct command to ungroup my text creation so far, based on my settings/preferences. All I want to do is ungroup the entire layer multiple times so that each letter aspect can be selectable/clickable for me to edit, but I'm stuck. Please helppppp 

Guys, please help me I'm in desperate need of assistance. I've been trying to figure this out all day, but I'm unable to select the bottom of each letter using the selection tool, and it has been driving me insane. I don't know what else to do, but I tried troubleshooting (bounding box and edges are showing). Could it be because this is an Arabic text? I'm basically trying to follow this same tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omu7b_FDJRI)  to create a vintage postcard, but wanted to use Arabic text instead. I got stuck on the letter selection part as the selection tool hasn't been working properly. PLS HELP

Is it possible to export artboards individually as DXF? When I choose File > Export > Export as, the check box to USE ARTBOARDS is greyed out an unavailable. Is there a work around? Thank you.

I've noticed this for years... whenever I create a new document in Illustrator--no matter the size or mode and without any bleed settings, the artboard has a tiny grey "drop shadow" behind the artboard. See ATTACHED (top left and top right corners). It does not affect art and never prints, but more times than I can count I've found myself zooming in and attempting to select/delete it, thinking I left some sort of unwanted element behind while I was working. Or I see the faint "border" and think my graphic elements aren't fully aligned to the page edge, when the actually are. It seems like it's just a "cutsie" little unneeded addition to the artboard. Does anyone know of a way to get rid of it? I've poked around in preferences and View settings but couldn't find anything. Or maybe I need to (somehow) complain to an Adobe "ideas/complains" thread? Thanks. Using Illustrator 2020 on Mac OS, but like I've mentioned, it's been there for years, perhaps decades.

I am not asking for help. I know the "work around" solution to bypass the elmers glue and ducktape holding this application together by simply creating outlines and doing it after... I'm asking why, if I can have outlines on text before even doing that, can I not determine where the stroke is aligned?If the program can center align the stroke, then it knows where the boundaries of the typeface is. If the program knows where the boundary of the typeface is, then it should be able to align the stroke. It makes no sense to me why I have to go out of my way to make a non-destructable copy of my text in its postion, then make a non-editable copy that I'm unable to change the weight, kerning, tracking, or any other character edits I might have to make after my client gives me edits.These aren't fun little "quirks". They are genuine issues and roadblocks for the userbase of this application. Maybe you should have your AI help to fix your 38 years of coding discrepencies instead of whatever ot

I'm trying to move / re-position a gid and it won't move. The "Lock guide" option is turned off. The layer is not locked. I can select the guide but I can't move it.What am I missing?

Dear community,  I am struggling with export to PDF with my vectore generated forrest. In the first picture is like ti looks like in adobe.  When I export it to pdf, its nots exactly the same  Same for svg, there is no difference if I choose 20 decimal places of 2 😞  Any idea how to fix it?

Edit multilingual pdf makes many bugs

Olá. Durante o desenvolvimento de alguns projetos que envolvem uma grande quantidade de pranchetas, tenho a necessidade de organiza-lás em grupos ou blocos, porém a opção "Reorganizar todas as prachetas" não abre essa possibilidade, permitindo somente a organização de todas as pranchetas. Algum sugestão? Grande abraço!

Hey all,I have an issue with a file.Its layered into Artwork white and the Keylines.At some point a outlined letter in the Artwork droped to the white layer changes the colour to the white.I was not able to grab it only in the outline modus of illustrator.it was not detectable as it was in the white colour.Yet it somehow still managed to keep the knock out the on the artwork. Which in this location doesn’t make sense. Never seen anything like it. Can I rule out human error? No, but….. This would actually require a good bid of work to copy the element out, re-colour it to white and lock it in.That would not be an easy job that is done accidentally. The only thing that would make more sense is, that there was a glitch when writing the final pdf that would have caused the code to not output correctly.Has anyone any idea what could have caused this?

I am trying really hard to set up my dell active pen pn7522w to work. please help me figure out what I am doing wrong.