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arabic fonts not working properly in latest versions of illustrator and photoshop here is an exampleplease help me reslove this issue

While its easy to wrap area text around an object, is it possible to do the same for text on a path? Like in this example have the words wrap to either side of the triangles.  

From a photo showing condensation droplets on a beer bottle, I’m looking to extract and vectorize the droplets in order to create a spot color layer for selective varnish (or raised varnish) printing.Do you have a reliable method to obtain clean paths that are ready for print?If you’d like, I can also provide a slightly more technical version tailored for a prepress or Illustrator-focused forum. FR / À partir d’une photo comportant des gouttes de condensation sur une bouteille de bière, je cherche à extraire et vectoriser ces gouttes pour générer un calque en ton direct destiné à un vernis sélectif (ou vernis gonflant). Avez-vous une méthode fiable pour obtenir des tracés nets et prêts à l’impression ?

I'm using the free trial to test Illustrator. I'm on a Mac Pro -Illustrator freezes and I have to force quit when I try to:1) save a pattern as a swatch - almost every time2) delete a swatch - almost every time3) export as jpg at 300dpi - every timeI've googled and tried unchecking GPU and resetting preferences -Is this a common problem?If so is there an easy fix?If it keeps happening I may have to delete before my subscription kicks in.

Illustrator 2026 30.2.1: I can no longer export artboards to PDF, but version 2025 29.8.4 exports correctly.I export multiple artboards using the "Export for Screens" tool, I'm on macOS Tahoe. Is this a known issue or is it just me? The following files cannot be exported. (PDF files only)  

Hello,I’m experiencing an issue in Illustrator 2026 where Separations Preview does not work in CMYK mode. It doesn’t display individual color separations at all — neither CMYK channels nor PANTONE spot colors.What’s more confusing is that this also happens with older files that were created in previous versions and used to work correctly. After opening them in Illustrator 2026, Separations Preview still won’t show the individual colors.Has anyone else encountered this problem, or is it something specific to my setup?Any insights or workarounds would be appreciated.Thank you.

Eyedropper help for text! To apply color, stroke, style, etc, I can use the eyedropper to pick up attributes, hold the ALT key, and apply those attributes to multiple objects. But I can't do the same thing when applying text styles to multiple segments of text. Am I missing something?I do it in InDesign all the time, but I'm tearing my hair trying it in Illustrator. I'm having to switch back and forth between the eye dropper and the text tool over and over and over, to choose the text tool, select the text I'm adjusting, switch to the eydropper, select the style I'm copying, then rinse and repeat about 100 times. I think I'm developing carpal tunnel syndrome just thinkin about it.Note:• YES, I have all the boxes checked for text styles in the settings for the eydropper tool.• NO, I cannot just select all the text boxes at once and apply the selected style with one click. The reason is that the typeface I'm using has bad kerning (client font choice, not mine), and I need to adjust the k

Hi everyone,I’m looking for better ways to present wall texture designs digitally before actual execution. Right now, I usually place texture overlays on wall photos and adjust blending modes in Adobe Photoshop to keep lighting and shadows realistic. Sometimes I also use smart objects to quickly switch between different texture options to present my Painting Services in Dubai Business.My goal is to make previews look as close to real as possible so clients can clearly understand the final result.What’s your workflow for presenting texture finishes digitally?Do you recommend any specific resolution, file format, or export settings for website or client presentations?Would appreciate your suggestions 🙂

Hallo liebe Community, ich wende mich an euch, weil ich kurz vor der Verzweiflung stehe und nicht mehr weiter weiß. Ich arbeite gerne und viel mit Illustrator, aber im jetzigen Zustand ist es nur noch ein Krampf.Alle bisherigen Hilfestellungen / Tipps aus dem Netz haben noch keine Lösung gebracht und ich hoffe, hier weitere Tipps oder Lösungsvorschläge von euch zu erhalten. Problembeschreibung:Kurz und knapp: Ich kann nicht ohne Ruckeln ein-/auszoomen oder verschieben (siehe Video anbei). Manchmal klappt es flüssiger, aber nur für kurze Zeit. Dann fängt es wieder an zu ruckeln. Dabei spielt es keine Rolle, ob es sich um eine große oder kleine Datei handelt, oder ob sie lokal oder über das Netzwerk geöffnet wird. Ich habe meinen Laptop erst seit ein paar Monaten und ordentlich investiert, damit es nicht an Leistung mangelt.  System:Adobe Illustrator CC (Version 28.5)Windows 11 Pro, 23H2Lenovo ThinkbookCPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900H 2.60 GHzRAM: 3

Dear community, I have problem with an Illustrator (again and one of many). I have created a file and saved it on cloud. Immediatelly after closing it I have tried to open it just to being shown the error message that Illustrator can't open the file as I don't have acces to this file and that I should contact the owner. I am the only owner of license and the creator of it - I literally created that file several minutes ago on the same desktop device. How is that even possible? It shows the file isn't synced - but the internet connection is pretty fine. I must say I thought that saving my files on cloud will be a big relief and a time saver for me, but it's the exact opposite - constantly having all kinds of problems from conflicts with syncing file updates between my desktop devices, through problems with not available autosaving, messing up my text and letters positions, to banning me out of my own files... guess the creative cloud won't ever really compare to an extern

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I've used the "Make Pattern" hundreds of time before, but now when I select an object and click "Make Pattern" I only get an error message that says "Can't define a new pattern from the current art." The current art is litterally just an ellipse, nothing complicated. What am I missing here?

Whenever I create a new file with many many artboards, Illustrator makes two that it labels as 60, not just in name but also in the internal labeling that determines the order and exporting files. Going up to 200, it doesn't seem to have any other duplicates, but I am attaching a screenshot of all of the numbering for reference. One thing this does create a bottleneck in my workflow is that because there is no artboard 59, whatever is on the 59th artboard ends up exporting as 60 and then immediately gets overwritten by the real 60 when exporting from artboards.

Hey all,I had this issue in macOS 26.2, do I updated to 26.3 hoping things would improve. Both have issues.I try saving, the percentage goes up slowly, but eventually goes back down and keeps showing different seemingly random %s. It'll go 15%, then 34%, then 76%, then back down to something like 26%, then 40%, and just keeps going for maybe 10 or 15 minutes. It then eventually gives up and shows the error below:I've tried:Restarting Illustrator (and attempting to save the recovered file) Restarting the computer Checking for Illustrator updates (it's fully up-to-date) Saving to a different location (like the Desktop)Some information:I'm not using any 3rd party plugins. Files do save if I create a new one from scratch and try saving it. Existing files do not.

There is a fundamental issue in Adobe Illustrator that needs attention. The keyboard shortcuts for Arrange  Bring Forward Send Backward Bring to Front Send to Back  simply stop working. They are correctly assigned in the Keyboard Shortcuts panel.They worked before.They are still mapped correctly. But they do nothing. Meanwhile, right-click → Arrange works perfectly. So Illustrator can execute the command — it just ignores the keyboard input.

After the last update of the application, the following pop-up appears every time after launching:  How can I stop it?Thanks in advance.

I'm using Illustrator CC (on a Win7 Pro machine) at a beginner level, probably halfway to intermediate. I'm trying to learn how to blend colors together for highlights of various types (skin tones, clothing, light on objects, etc.) so that when I'm making a graphic for a project I'll have a decent idea of which tool/technique is best for the specific effect I need. I'm trying to use the Smooth Color option in the blend tool. Late yesterday afternoon I recall creating two ellipses (one of which was a solid fill and one of which was a gradient going from black to transparent) and getting a smooth color transition between the two. It was a much harsher effect than I was looking for so I didn't keep it. This morning, while trying to replicate the same thing, I seem to be unable to use smooth color between two objects if one or more of them has a gradient applied. I only get what you see below, which is a step between the two objects.I've done searches and found multiple references to blend

I have been using the keyboard shortcut for non-breaking spaces for ages (Ctrl-Alt-X). Since the latest update, the shortcut does not work. I tried to customise my shortcuts, but it would not let me.

Hello, I have a design I created using the transform mirror tool. I created the guideline using the pen tool and reflection across that axis by drawing with the blob brush tool. Now that the design is finished, I don't know how to get everything that was drawn to combine into one vector so that I can fill individual sections and recolor it. If I delete the vertical reflect line, it causes both sides to come to the center. Even after selecting everything on the mirror layer and expanding, it doesn't remove the mirror function. please help!  

Colors in Illustrator don’t match colors elsewhere. I go to color settings and this is all I have: I tried to follow the instructions at the top of the dialogue box. Bridge crashes when I try to do this. I’ve already uninstalled/re-installed Bridge; it still crashes when I try to follow these instructions.  Side note: Why can’t I select “North America General Purpose,” as I’ve seen others have selected? From the settings drop down, I go to custom: Now, my previous version of Illustrator had an option called US Web Coated (SWOP). As you can see, that is no longer available to me. I have tried to download the ICC Color Profiles from Adobe.  These options do not appear when I try to load them via “Load,” per my  1st screenshot.  What can I do? Thanks.

App Version: Adobe Illustrator 2026 (v30.x) OS: macOS Sequoia (15.x) Hardware: MacBook Pro (Apple Silicon)The Issue: Legacy CEP-based script launchers (specifically ScripshonTrees and LAScripts) have stopped functioning correctly. The panel frames and basic UI (search bars, buttons) render, but the actual list of scripts is entirely blank. Occasionally, the panels will gray out or fail to load entirely after a relaunch.What I have already tried (No success): Permissions: Granted Full Disk Access to Illustrator and toggled it off/on to refresh the TCC database. Rosetta: Forced Illustrator to run in Rosetta mode; panels remained blank. Caches: Nuked ~/Library/Caches/CSXS and ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/CEF/ (including Local Storage). Developer Setup: Enabled PlayerDebugMode (1) for CSXS versions 11 through 16 via terminal. File Location: Relocated scripts from the root /Applications/ folder to a local /Documents/ folder to bypass Sequoia’s folder sandboxing. TCC Res

Dear Adobe Team and fellow creatives, I just wanted to throw this out there: it's 2025, and we still don't have native support for Adobe Creative Cloud on Linux. I know it's been requested for years, but I really believe there's a growing need for it now more than ever. As a design student who uses Linux daily, it's incredibly frustrating having to jump through hoops—like using Wine, virtual machines, or switching OS—just to run apps like Photoshop or Illustrator. These workarounds often break, lag, or simply aren’t reliable for professional work. I know supporting another platform is no small task, but just look around—Linux is everywhere. Designers, developers, and students alike are choosing it for its flexibility, privacy, and speed. There’s a whole creative community here that would gladly pay for native Adobe tools on Linux. Please consider this. Even if it's just Photoshop and Illustrator to start with—something would be a game changer. To other Linux users: if you feel the same

i have illustrator 2024 but i need 2023 or previous for a plug in. when i press previous versions on the download page nothing comes up.

How do I remove all the lines when I make a square? I think it's some setting I've messed up. 

Fonts in my files flag up as missing if I connect to any other wi-fi other than my home wi-fi. Seems to be a bug, how do I fix it? Font replacement and refreshing don't work, it won't allow me to activate the same font.