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After updating to Illustrator 2026, i noticed that all of the Illustrator effects are greyed out, and I have no clue how to get them active. This feature worked fine in previous versions.  I am wanting to use to Warp Tool on the selected text to curve it. You'll see in the photos I select it as an object, no luck....i select it as text....no luck. Is this a bug, or did they change how warp tool works?

Hola, desde la última actualización estoy teniendo problemas con importar archivos nativos de ai al mismo programa. Se importan con información movida, como si estuvieran fuera de la mesa de trabajo, pero al abrir el archivo original todo está en ornde. Debo abrir un nuevo archivo y trasladar todo a una nueva mesa de trabajo para que se solucione. Es un claro error del programa. ¡Ayuda!

i have links in my content in different pages, i will export to PDF as eDM.  i realised that i need to put these text links in the same layer and has to shift to the highest layer then export to PDF only it is clickable. If i don't shift the layer to the highest position it is also not working for myself < Question 01   but many times, it is not working for my colleague who is a window user, i am wondering if there is any best practise for this so it is working everywhere? < Question 02 thanks in advance!

I work for a vehicle wrapping company and in order to export the artwork for wraps I use multiple artbaords within the design file. These artboards are then exported for large format printing. Any overlap needed is taken into consideration when exporting but on a recent project the artwork appears to have moved causing the panels to no longer overlap. I have attached some screenshots to hopefully clear things up. The below image shows an example of the original lineup, bare in mind the purple stripe is one continious object, there are no splits. This image shows the two exported artboards next to eachother  This image now shows the difference in the line-up, either the purple or the blue has moved... Does anybody have an ideas why this has happened or is it a known bug in any way? We had printed a large number of vehicle and now have to reprint 50+ metres to rectify... I have never had the issue before with this method and have been working in th

Não consigo mais aplicar a fonte Gratinda no Illustrator depois da última atualização de 2026. Alguém com o mesmo problema?

Whenever I try to scale something proportionally, I usually just hold the shift button and drag my mouse without much issue. I'm now seeing this guide show up when I try that and it's very hit at miss to get my scale to work easily.  Just need to know where I can turn off whatever is activating this "uniform" guide line. Edit: Sorry. Found it.  Turned off "Transform Tools" in Preferences/Smart Guides menu.  Nothing to see here.

Hi everyone,  The recent update in Illustrator is giving me an error when opening some JFIF/JPG/JPEG files. I've gone and renamed the file with the appropriate .jpg. But I'm still getting this error on certain files. Even gone as far as changing my computer settings: Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\image/jpeg - double click Extension and type in .jpg Anyone experiencing the same thing or have a fix? 

I recently got very annoying bug in illustrator and no, it does not seem to be connected to service unavailability last week.All the review comments are misaligned in illustrator. That beats the purpose of share for review functionality. Its very hard to track where the mistakes actually are. I checked different illustrator versions: 2024, 2025, 2026. Still the same. Can anyone suggest what to do?

I’m experiencing a frustrating issue in Illustrator where my strokes are cut off after about 2–3 seconds of continuous drawing. This happens whether I'm using my XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro or just a regular mouse — so it doesn't seem related to pen pressure or tablet input alone.Versions tested:Illustrator 30.0Illustrator 29.8.3Illustrator 29.7.1All show the same issue across both my main PC and tablet monitor.What I've already tried:Disabled and enabled Windows Ink in XP-Pen settingsReset Illustrator preferencesReinstalled Illustrator and XP-Pen drivers (clean install)Confirmed the issue occurs even with just a mouseIt seems like Illustrator is stopping input after a few seconds regardless of device. Has anyone else seen this? Any known fix or setting I’ve missed?

Hi, is there a way to save photoshop and illustrator files to Creative cloud but also sync them to my Mac and an external harddrive at the same time?  I don't want to have three different versions, I'd rather have one that syncs across all save areas.   I just want to ensure I have backups and don't overload my mac.  Is creative cloud the best cloud to save them in for this?  I don't work across different devices or need to share them to anyone within CC.   Are there any particualar external harddrives anyone recommends or general methods of backing up and simple workflows? Thank you

Hello,Does anyone know why my illustrator is crashing when I run this script?  When I take out the loop for the pathItems, it does what I want.  It selects the group named "5".  Now I need to select all the paths with a specfic name like "50", but illustrator keep crashing. var doc = app.activeDocument;var activeLayer = doc.activeLayer;var getLayer = doc.layers.getByName("clouds");for (var i = 0; i < doc.layers.length; i++) {layer = doc.layers[i];if (layer.name === "clouds") {//doc.activeLayer = doc.layers.getByName("clouds");for (var ii = 0; ii < doc.groupItems.length; ii++) {group = doc.groupItems[ii];if (group.name === "5") {//group.selected = true;for (var p = 0; p< doc.pathItems.length; p++) {path = doc.pathItems[p];if (path.name === "50") {path.selected = true;alert("path loop success");} // end path if statement} // end path loop} // end group if statement} // end group loop} // end layer if statement} // end layer loop

Hi - so I hate having to draw a black rectangle to get a artboard that is black. So I tried File > document setup> colour > simulate colored paper and discard white overprint in Output (I have also tried to uncheck this box)I currently have white type on top of a black background (using the black rectangle as a bg colour)It is a pain to always get the rectangle to align exactly with the artboard--- anyhow.when I try and use the document setup > simulate coloured paper options; I loose all of my white type on top - tried cut/pasting - different layers - grouping etc. how come and what can I do about it?thanks 

Image for reference.How can I do that using script? I can't seem to find it on the illustrator scripting reference. Maybe I don't know the name of that tool and that's why I can't find it, but I would be glad if there was some kind of example of the usage of that in code.

Hi!I want to set linked path, to active.doc path, provably set it using jsx scriptIt defaults to the last used path.or set File.openDialog(), default to active doc path ?Any ideas how to ?Thanks! 

For the past three days, I have been having a missing links problem. Except, my links arent missing. And even when I do try to relink them, nothing pops back into the file. All the copy content is gone too, no words or anything anywhere (which wouldn't even be a missing links problem). I'll open an Illustrator file that I had closed 30 minutes previously and the artboards will be there but blank and if I hover over things I can see the bounding boxes but no content. I've had to restart my files 3 times now.  Things I've tried:- re linking files-restarting AI- restarting my copmuter- updating AI (there were no updates to make)- I updated my computer software On Monday, my files were all fine, thigns were opening like normal. I ran into the problem first on Tuesday morning so I just restarted my design. Now it's happening with almost all my files I open. And the message I get when opening a file is strange too because it doesn't properly display the file naming convention

Hello family, I would love to see Adobe Illustrator available on mobile phones. It would really help artists like me enjoy creating art and designs anywhere, anytime. I’m making this request because I don’t currently have access to a computer, iPad, or laptop — having Illustrator on my phone would make a big difference for me and many others who share the same challenge.  [Personal Information removed by moderator]

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Hallo liebe Kreative,seit dem neuesten Update 2026 habe ich jetzt öfter folgendes Problem:Ich erstelle eine Grafik in Illustrator und speichere sie.Wenn ich sie anschließend in Photoshop öffne, zeigt mir PS Artefakte, die in der AI-Datei gar nicht vorhanden sind – zum Beispiel Typografie-Elemente oder alte, überlappende Grafiken, die in der gespeicherten AI-Version eigentlich gar nicht mehr auf der Seite sind.Das passiert nicht immer, aber eben öfter – und erst seit dem Update auf die Version 2026.Hat jemand eine Idee, woran das liegen kann? Vielen Dank für eure Antworten!fantasydetPC, WIN 11

I have the letter M. I right click and "Create Outlines". Then I use the Line Segment tool and the shape builder tool to cut a certain part of the letter and separate it into a new layer. But here is the thing: I never move anything. Still... a tiny gap is created.   That thin gap! How do prevent it?

Hello!Ive just downlaoded the latest Illustartor software and the Hand Rotate Tool – when I use it (ie Shift + H) it shows me an angle/degree measurement instead of  (I dont know how to phrase it) rotating my artboard as Im turing it.  Ive recreated it and attched what it looks like. Is there any way to change it? Its really hard to tell how far Ive rotated it based only at looking at measurements -its very hit and miss. I may have unticked a setting in prferences, Im not sure. Thank you for your help.Using iMac Pro 2017/Sequoia 15.6.1

After upgrading to Illustrator 30.0 my projects and their thumbnails are saved from Illustrator 30.0 with a white artboard on their rightside about one inch wider than the artboard used in making the project. The attached screeshot shows the opening page of  illustrator 30.0 and the thumbnail of a project with a white artboard sticking out on it's rightside wider than artboard that the project was created on in illustrator 30.0. This white extened artboard also appears when the project is saved in formats other than illustrator.  This was not happening in the previous version of Illustrator. Is there a fix or a work around for this annoying issue.

Hi there,Recently my illustrator swatch palette is always set to RGB even when the document is set up in CMYK. As I mostly design for print this is really frustrating. Can anyone tell me how I swap the swatched back to CMYK values?Thanks

Hi - I'm new to Illustrator, purchased to develop a logo for a project I'm working on. I managed to create what I need, but have been unable to size it properly to fit into an Instagram profile circle. I have exported and selected 110x110 for sizing (Instagram's suggested sizing), but it still does not fit in that damn circle, AND the quality of the text is impacted greatly (I get making things larger causes distortion, but thought smaller would not be an issuer?). I can't figure out how to resolve this problem, and am pulling my hair out. HELP!Thanks,Stacey

I have been using Illustrator for a while now. I recently started doing some 3D work. Whenever I use Illustrator to use the 3D classic effects, it comes up with a message saying, "We hit a roadblock! There isn't enough available memory (RAM). Try to update Illustrator and your graphics card to the latest version and restart your computer. Still no luck, submit the crash report." I already updated Illustrator and the graphics card to the latest version. I also reset the preferences in Illustrator. Furthermore, I also removed unnecessary files to an external drive.  Despite doing this, Illustrator has still discovered that there isn't enough RAM to work properly.  I would appreciate it if you could help me with this query. Look forward to your reply.

I have a PNG with a transparent BG and it is very difficult to select / move / scale etc. I've found that if i zoom in and select the very centre of the image works as a workaround but it is very time consuming going this everytime.Anyone got any adeas?