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I am working with large files that have multiple linked files. When I save as, the window pops up normally and I enter the file name I want, press ok, then normally the illustrator option window appears, you would press ok and the file saves. What happens to me is the illustrator options window sometimes does not appear. If I press enter without clicking anything the file will start to save. If I click off illustrator for whatever reason and click back, I get an exclamation sound and can’t do anything else, pressing enter won’t work either. I have to open task manager and force close illustrator. This does not happen all the time, there doesn’t seem to be any reason or pattern that I can figure out that would cause this. I can go for hours without having an issue and then it suddenly starts happening, then the window will start appearing again, or times it will start happening immediately.I have reinstalled illustrator, updated it. I have tried having the least amount of programs runni

Illustrator is runing very slowly full stop (Moving objects around on screen is very sluggish etc) but the most frustrating aspect which is making it almost unusable is when i try to use text. i create a text box and start typing and its fine but then it just stops and shows the spinning beach ball. whenever i try to select parts of the text it shows the beach ball for a few seconds making the experience very frustrating. I tried disabling all my fonts to see if there was a problem there to no avail. running mohave on iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) with new SSD. illustator 24 freshly updated.Any help to solve this would be much appreciated.

I had to reset my computer to a backup version for my windows software and now my normal home screen is empty. Not sure what i need to do or if there is a setting that i am overlooking. All I get are the top menus, no history, and even properties section wont show anything. Hopefully someone can help me out. I am a new user and trying to learn everything between my normal job and sleeping.

I use Illustrator on a daily basis and do laser engraving in my garage, the problem is, that my computer linked to the engraving machine isn't powerful enough to do anything more than open Illustrator and transfer to my engraving software so I have to complete all design work on my personal computer in my home office.I don't find this an issue and have been doing it for years as my monthly payment covers two licenses. I keep getting asked every 4/6 weeks to change my password as it recognises two people are using Illustrator. This is becoming extremely annoying as it logs me out of both Illustrators and also all other Adobe apps such as Photoshop and Lightroom. Has anyone experienced this issue? I can't seem to find a way to inform Adobe that it's one person on two computers, any attempt to contact Adobe is impossible and ends up talking to a useless bot. Thank you in advance!

Hello, is it allowed to use color palletes from Illustrator in outside AI art applications (not Illustrator)?

hi guys, I'm only able to move images in Illustrator when I click on the outlines. Clicking anywhere else within the image doesn't allow me to move or select it. Is this a common issue? 

I'm using Illystrator on IPad. When I go into "your files" view , I don't see all of the files/documents that are available to me on the home view. Is it possible to see them all in your files view?

I'm a beginner just learning the basics of illustrator. I'm having a problem with the curvature tool not snapping to another path. Some help would be appreciated!

Anyone else notice that the smooth tool now is set to max intensity/simplification despite turning all settings to "accurate"? Even if I only have some anchor points selected, the entire path gets max simplified.Please stop messing around with the smooth tool Adobe!

So I started a file on the Ipad Illustrator app, then using the synced cloud, I opened said file on Illustrator on my computer and worked on it for at least 3 hours, pressing the save button in-between very often to ensure the file was saved. Now, the day after, I went on the Ipad app, and from the home screen I saw that the changes I'd made to the file were visible (Like think I made the lines of what was previously a sketch) but when I went to open the file, everything I'd worked on yesterday was gone! All the layers, everything, gone, except for the changes that were already on the Ipad app. So naturally I also checked Illustrator on my Computer, and now it seems like it's been "synced up" and I've lost all my progress. Please help me, I urgently need those files, but I have no clue where to start to look for them as I'm new to Illustrator.

I wanted to resize the whole object and so I tried selecting it with the white arrow but it wouldn't select!  Everytime I do so, it only shows "path". Please help!

Olá pessoal.Eu trabalho com fabricação de camisetas e tenho um molde que preciso dividir no meio para fazer a impressão.Preciso dividir UM objeto (camada) em DUAS camadas Alguém sabe como fazer?

Hi, I'm drawing shapes with the pen tool, along the path the adjustment handles are showing in yellow, same when I look at the work in keyline. I can barely see them in yellow over white background to adjust with. How do i change the colour of them to say mid blue or something easier to see?? Thanks!

No recuerdo que hice o que paso, pero cuando estaba trabajando en illustrator, en algun momento me percate de que en mi mesa de trabajo habia un cuadro punteado que se asemejaba a la forma de mi mesa de trabajo pero como a la mitad de su tamaño y al clickear otra mesa de trabajo desaparecia de mi actual mesa de trabajo y aparecia en la mesa de trabajo con la que interactuaba y de la misma manera(misma forma pero mas pequeño como a su mitad de tamaño). Ese cuadro aparecia unas cuantas veces mas que abria el archivo y todo ese tiempo me parecia molesto porque se atravesaba en los dibujos que estaba haciendo y sin darme cuenta un dia desaparecio. Solo queria saber si fue algun bug o yo toque algo de mas y por eso aparecio(aunque no sabria decir como desaparecio).

I need to print a sticker for large backdrop 6 metres x 2 metres.  I downloaded an image of sign about 6.5 M from Adobe Stock and edit it with Adobe Illustrator.  Is that the edited image will become a vector image, and that I can output it as a large printout, say 6 metres x 2 metres without distortion?

Sorry for the dramatic subject but this is true, for me. but the pencil tool is my most used tool for my work.I've used it for many many years and its the basis of everything I do in Illustrator which i use 99% of my work. (i havent even touched the pen tool for many years)When I saw it was updated I was happy it finally got some attention and decided to give it a try.Now I'm devastated to see the direction it's takenI've used the pencil tool on the lowest fidelity 0.5px smoothness 0% setting for many many years.So that when I draw the result I want is almost exactly what my hand draws and not a smoothed/math generated path.In the new pencil tool settings the lowest "accurate" preset its still very smooth and controling and gives an output that is not at all something i can use.Actually I cant draw anything in the style desired with it. Its like it has its own life and decides the outcome of what i draw. This is because of the few anchor points and smoothness.Not all artists wants thei

I bought the Adobe CC a few days ago but the AI generation tool doesn't work.I used the following prompt that the generator refused:"a green parrot with yellow feathers", "flowers in pots" and etc.(( nothing worksand I cannot see how this violates any user guidelines. Help me, pls! 

can someone help me blur just one edge of an object, i can see how to do it for all edges but i want to fade into one side of an object, it's a simple solid rectangle.Thanks in advanceEhab

I'm fairly new to illustrator.  Do I have some save settings wrong?   I have several (not all)  quicklook thumbnails showing up like this.   I'm running Illustrator 2025 on a MacBook Max M3 with Sonoma.  I get the same bad quicklook previews on my Late 2013 MacBook Pro, running Big Sur too, so it doesn't seem to be an issue with the MacBook Max or Sonoma.   

First time posting so bear with me. I noticed after updating my AI that I can no longer move an anchor point and contrain it to the path angle or direction . For example when I'm trying to extend a path line, it usually locks on and snaps to "line ext" or something along the lines. It this a bug with the new version or something that thy made an option to tick on or off? I have smart guides on (Command + U), but it doesn't lock on. Is anyone else having this issue?

Hola a todos buen día!Soy algo nuevo utilizando este maravillo software y me lo instalaron de manera pirata (yo desconocía esto último). El punto es que cuando me di cuenta, decidí comprar Illustrator desde la página oficial de Adobe.Se hizo la descarga y lo instalé, pero tenía otra computadora que se hechó a perder... Ahora conseguí una nueva y quiero volver a hacer mi descarga, pero no me carga la página para poder descargalo... Mientras no he logrado encontrar la manera de descargar mi software.PD: Las imágenes que les compartí traen su respectiva leyenda explicando cada una.Gracias de antemano y saludos!

Hello! im trying to open an acad file in illustrator, but when oi try to open i get an error message. "The opretation cannot complete because of an unknown error. (UNKN). I have made new layers in the acad file. I have saved this as both an dwg file and dfx filem, but none of them will open. 

When I open illustrator and select new file, somehow the dialogue box is invisible. I can hover my mouse around and I've noticed it changes to the select cursor around certain areas, and when I click I'm selecting a certain file size and it creates a new file. I can also click and drag to make the invisible box bigger and smaller. That's how I know it's invisible and not just not opening. It's not a huge issue just a bit bothersome. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem. I've had it for a couple of months now and nothing has fixed it. I've reinstalled, updated, and reset all options. Does anyone know what might be causing this? Thank you for reading!

Hello everyone, This is my first post on the Illustrator forum, as I’m really not very skilled with this software. Let me explain: I generated an AI image of a face made up of small dots of varying sizes. The image itself is great and fits what I’m looking for, but there’s one issue that bothers me: the dots aren’t perfect circles. I’ve attached the Illustrator file—you’ll quickly see that some dots are oval, others flattened… What I really want is for each of these dots to be a perfect circle. However, I need to keep the differences in size for each dot, otherwise, the face won’t be distinguishable (it’s the size variations that help form the eyes, mouth, etc.). I’ve tried different options: smooth, simplify, round corners… but the best result I could achieve is the attached version, which is still quite far from perfect circles. There’s also the option Effects > Convert to Shape > Ellipse, but again, I couldn’t get exactly what I wanted. The Absolute op

I have confusion over this. When is this TYPE icon appearing?