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I'm beginning an Illustrator CS4 training book that comes with lessons you install on your desktop. The lessons require you to use their files but you are instructed to choose and "Save As" so you will be able to work on them.Each time I attempt to "Save As" a warning message displays telling me I can't save the illustration because I don't have enough access privileges!!!Does anyone know how I can resolve this issue? After spending a lot of money on the program plus the book I should have all the privileges I want!!

I had a fresh install of Illustrator 29.3.1 on a fresh install of Windows 11 on a new PC. Almost immediately I began having issues when opening files. It doesn't matter where the files are saved- I have issues opening files form a network drive, issues opening local files, and issues when opening an Illustrator Template file.  When this happens, Illustrator will freeze, I will get a spinning cursor, and only task manager will kill it. So, I rolled back to the previous version 29.3. I'm still having the same issues. When I reopen Illustrator from the crash, I find that it will not open to my saved workspace and my custom Actions are deleted.  I can save files just fine, and once things are open, Illustrator works normally.  My PC specs are- HP Z4 Workstation with a Xeon 3.6GHz processorWindows 11 Pro for Workstations128GB RAM1TB SSD and a 3TB SSDNvidia Quadro P2000

Ich verwende Illustrator Version 27.8.1Seit kurzem kann ich Objekte allein durch berühren mit dem Auswahlwerkzeug selektieren. Möglicherweise habe ich irgendeine Tastenkombi gedrückt die mir nicht bewusst war. Ich möchte aber Objekte nur auswählen, wenn ich direkt darauf klicke und/oder ich sie mit der Auswahl vollständig umschließe.Ich habe mir diverse Infos angeschaut und auch die Voreinstellungen in Illustrator selbst durchforstet ohne fündig zu werden wie ich das einstellen kann.Hat jemand die rettende Idee wie ich das wieder rückgängig machen kann🤔 🤔

Hello,  Im having some error with one of mine typos (Roboto), there's some predetermined text and when i try to type a new one keep texting the same, It's only happening with regular weight:   If you can see the other typefaces have the right text box on right side.. only Roboto/regular is giving me this error.. How can i fix it? 

This is a recent issue I've found with Illustrator 29.3.1 on Mac Sequoia 15.3.1 with M1 chip. I have previously had no problems opening an SVG, doing a slight edit, then saving that SVG (command + S). Now I do that, but when I try to open the SVG again in Illustrator I get the errors "This SVG is Invalid. Validate it before opening.", then "The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error.    [STEX]". The SVG seems to be corrupted. I can't just export as SVG because Illustrator doesn't seem to preserve the opacity settings on my objects when exporting to SVG, and then if I try to update those in Illustrator then I run into the above issue again! I have made sure my Illustrator is up to date - it is frustrating because I have done this before on a previous Illustrator release without issue.

The "Apply to All" checkbox is missing.  This is a huge problem when relinking multiple images (sometimes hundreds in my case) automatically for imposition for large format printing.  This issue came up last year and it looks like it has reappeared with this latest version of Adobe Illustrator v28.5, released 4 days ago.  Adobe - please fix this bug as soon as you can.  All my templates are affected by this and instead of one global replacement, I now much click for every linked instance.  Not much of a problem when there's only one or two relinking clicks required, but when I need to click "Replace" over 100 times, this is a time killer.  Please see if you can fix this bug.  Thanks.

Hola, mi ventana de propiedades no aparece en ningún lado, reseteé la ventana a lo clásico y no aparece, intento agregarla manualmente desde ventana pero no genera el check y tampoco aparece, es un botón inútil. Ayuda!!!! Hi everyone, my properties window cant seem to appear, i already tried resetting the workspace to classic and everything is normal except for properties, ive also tried doing it manually on window < properties but the tick doesnt appear and so doesnt the properties window. PLEASE HELP ASAPmy ver is 2020

Couldn't find an answer to this, as my settings are already set to whatever answers were suggested in other posts.I'll describe in photos:Trying to align the anchor point point of the middle red object with the light blue in the back:Tapping the up arrow a single time to nodge it up, but its giving me this:My setting are as followd: (all snapping is turned off) And also this icon in the top bar is not activated: For some reason the left object did agree to align exactly with the blue.

I've tried uninstalling, making sure the apps are up to date. I've tried copy and pasting in but nothing will work. This has been working fine up until recently and nothing seems to fix it. When I drag in a layer I get the usual green button with a plus sign but nothing shows up. Please can you help? This is really slowing everything down as I work on very quick concepts and dont have time to keep saving down files and re-opening in illustrator. 

... when you have a Vector Object open of the psd file and move the window of AI. Does anyone had the same issue and knows what the heck? 🙂

I've always been able to drag images into Illustrator (I'm using a Mac) and they would open on the default artboard size (I have it set to 8.5 x 11). But recently, any image I drag into Illustrator makes the artboard resize itself to the size of the image, making me manually have to change the artboard each time or copy and paste the image into an entirely new file. Is there a way to fix this? New documents are sized fine - the issue is only with images dragged and dropped. Thank you!

Honestly, at this point I am just convinced that Adobe is no longer interested in producing software that works properly. I am unable to determine what the cause is, though I think it may be something to do with having multiple artboards. Yes, GPU performance is enabled. Disabling Animated Zoom sometimes helps, but not always. I'm not even doing anything intensive.  It's insane really, as I can build very complex scenes inside 3D software, run the most demanding games at 144 FPS, but I can't have a smooth time in Adobe's software? It's an endless headache. I've also experienced the same issues on a fully spec'd MacBook M3 Max Pro. All I can determine is that it isn't a hardware issue, it's a software issue, and judging by the time it takes Adobe to turnaround essential bug fixes and the fact that I've been experiencing this for 10 years now, it is never going to be resolved.  Tbh think I'm about to make the switch to an alternative. If you're experiencing similar is

it says i need mac ventura v13, and i have v13.1, what do i do?

Why does Export For Screens use the last set prefix – is there a way to have it automatically use the file name as a prefix? For some illogical reason, illustrator populates the prefix field with the last used data, which is 99.999% of the time useless to me. I've been poking around and can't find any reference to this daily pain point. This would save me time, precious brain cells, and a modicum of frustration everytime I need to export a new batch of assets from a file. 

Description of the Issue:After upgrading to Illustrator v29.3, the Properties panel no longer displays its full content. For example, when selecting a rectangle, the panel only shows "Rectangle" and "Quick Actions," while other expected options are missing. This issue persists even after clearing the cache, resetting preferences, and restarting the application.I downgraded to v29.2.1, and the Properties panel worked as expected. However, when I upgraded back to v29.3, the issue reappeared, confirming that this is specific to the v29.3 update. Steps to Reproduce:Upgrade to Illustrator v29.3.Open an existing file or create a new one.Select an object (e.g., a rectangle) and check the Properties panel.Notice that the panel does not display the full options as it did in v29.2.1. System Information:Operating System: macOS 15.3.1Adobe Illustrator Version: v29.3 Expected Behavior:The Properties panel should display all relevant options for the selected object, as it did in v29.2

Hi Everyone, We are running into a strange issue where Illustrator 28.7.2 is crashing at random and I'm having a heck of a time trying to narrow it down. Does Illustrator store crash logs anywhere at all? It isn't logging anything into the event viewer in Windows so trying to narrow down what the issue is has been challenging to say the least.

Hola a todos tengo un problema con el inicio de Adobe Illustrator (cualquier version). Al iniciar el programa me aparece un "ERROR DE COMPLEMENTO" y no puedo usar el programa.Intente mil formas de solucionarlo y nada. El problema me sale en la maquina de escritorio o PC. En mi notebook el programa funciona perfectamente. AYUDA POR FAVOR!!!!!! 

I’m using the official version of Illustrator 29.3.1 for mac. One day, after launching the software, I noticed that all controls in the Properties panel on the right side disappeared (see Image 1).Even when selecting an object, options like Transform, Appearance, and Align do not appear (see Image 2).Previously, the panel displayed basic controls, as shown in Images 3 and 4.I have tried:•Resetting the Essentials workspace•Uninstalling and reinstalling Illustrator However, the issue persists. I can manually open these panels from the Window menu, but no matter how I arrange them, they won’t integrate back into the Properties panel like before. Has anyone experienced this issue? How can I restore the original Properties panel layout? Thanks in advance!

Hello, I have issues with some assets I added years ago and edited in Illustrator countless times. The assets were originally created in Illustrator, but when I double-click on them to open the asset, nothing happens, and when I right-click on it, it doesn't show the edit option anymore. This is so frustrating, as I need some elements of the logos, and I did edit them in the past many times.I have attached a screenshot of the asset that I can't edit and the one next to it that I can edit.

When canvas is rotated, selection box is unusable. Please fix this Adobe.  .

Hallo zusammen,ich habe folgende Probleme:1. Farbverläufe werden beim Speichern als SVG gar nicht oder nicht korrekt dargestellt.2. Halbtransparente Farbflächen werden nicht dargestellt. Das heißt - werden sie sehr wohl, wenn ich beim Ausspielen die CSS-Eigenschaft "Stilattribute (Entitätsreferenzen)" verwende. Bei den drei anderen Optionen (Präsentationsattribute, Stilattribute und Stilelemente) funktioniert es leider nicht.Das Irritierende: Genau diese Option ist mit dem Warnvermerk versehen, dass sie veraltet sei und in Zukunft entfernt werde. Daher meine Frage:Gibt es in Zukunft keine Möglichkeit mehr, Farbverläufe und halbtransparente Flächen für ein SVG zu verwenden? Das kann ich mir eigentlich nicht vorstellen.Daher: Mit welcher Optionskombination lassen sich besagte Eigenschaften auch mit einer der drei zukunftssicheren Speichermethoden erzielen? Was habe ich bei meinen Kombinationsversuchen übersehen? Vielen Dank für eure Hilfe.

Hello, illustrator community! Join tool make strange behavior.I took a ready-made example with an umbrella from a pink outline.https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/tool-techniques/join-tool.htmlI used the join tool as in the example, everything is fine (it connected the intersecting outlines and the overlapping ones too). Then I moved the green element a little and the join tool started to behave strangely.Example on the top right (dark turquoise umbrella).The intersecting outlines worked well.But the overlapping ones - I did some nonsense, I got a loooong tail. I also moved the green element and it also looked strange.Example on the bottom right (blue umbrella).The intersecting outlines worked well.But it doesn't connect the overlapping ones at all, although they are located close to each other. Adobe Illustrator 24.0.1 from 2019 yearLink to Ai file "join tool.ai" https://vk.com/wall-226891554_6Best regards !

I'm new to the tool, I'm unable to export this design as a PDF, some design elements are absent and show dark in the exported PDF, kindly help me resolve this issue, or resolve it and give me the PDF. I'm facing an error when attaching with the .ai extension, kindly download the file from this URLhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1n3bhny3vgE9frXmWECaFbHmh2J1lTzo6/view?usp=sharing Thanks for looking into this, It's much appreciated. 

I want to learn a basic car designs for my career, i hope you will understand and help me to learn it 

Is there a shortcut where I can be in a Pen Tool flow, then hold a shortcut to continue the line in a freehand style, and release the shortcut to continue in node method? I know how to do it by drawing with the Pen, stopping to switch to the Pencil, then stopping, switching back to Pen, then selecting and joining the paths, but want a more seemless flow.