Questions

Hi everyone ~I have several versions of Photoshop installed, but I want to open the selected image in a specific version of Photoshop from within Illustrator, such as “C:\Ps2026\Photoshop.exe”.If you could help me solve this using a script, I would really appreciate it.You can copy the directory containing the installed Photoshop.exe to the C drive to test it.Thank you. 

What process/sequence should be used to get ‘raw’ (just downloaded from my camera) into the right size/resolution/ for general web and thumbnails.What I have been trying:  Crop the image (jpeg) (mine range from 2000 kb - 5000 kb) Scale the image to a width no wider than 1200 px for pc screens. Export the image at 1x and .7x-.8x webp format.  (The latter sizes for Thumbnails)For people who do this on a regular basis, what process do you use?  (My AI defaults to 72 ppi)

The top control bar has vanished in adobe illustrator, I have tried clicking control from the window options and it still will not appear. I’ve also tried all the different screen modes, plus choosing the contol option and it still will not come back. Anyone els ehad this problem, it is extremely frustrating as the control bar is a big part of my work flow

Hi everyone, Illustrator keeps crashing at startup. I have tried reinstalling but that doesn’t change anything. I have tried restarting my computer, and it sometimes works, but normally I have to keep restarting up to two or three times before it works and I have to go therough this process everytime I want to open it. It’s really affecting my ability to work. Any help would be much appreciated. Best, Andrew  

I haven’t used Illustrator for a while, but I’m honestly shocked at how poor the performance is. For context: I have a relatively high-end PC (Intel 265K, 64GB DDR5 RAM, RTX 3080), and I’ve had my fair share of performance issues across all Adobe apps.Premiere has improved to a somewhat usable state. Lightroom is still laggy - I have to disable GPU acceleration to make it usable. Photoshop works, but it takes around 2 minutes to fully boot, during which I can’t click anything.But Illustrator is on a completely different level.Zooming is basically unusable. You do it once and commit, because it can take up to a minute to actually respond. If you zoom in and out a few times, you might as well go grab a coffee - and when you come back, maybe it’s done. If not, the viewport will keep jumping and you’ll just end up misclicking everything. What’s most frustrating is that this doesn’t feel like a hardware limitation at all. It feels like these apps are built on an ancient architecture with la

I uninstalled creative cloud and redownloaded it and now saved files wont show up. I had files on illustrator that I know I saved but now don’t show up at all. Certain files show only their older version and not their most recent version. I have a macbook air if that makes any difference.

I have a script that I will be using frequently, but going to File > Scripts every time may become pretty tiring - even though it's very useful. Is it possible to build a panel or create a button that will activate a script? I have some coding knowledge and am willing to try making it myself if someone can point me in the right direction...

Hey all, I’ve tried doing a search to see if I can figure this out, but it seems to me something has changed in the last few years and nothing suggested is an option anymore. I have an illustrator file with several things in it, but I would like to be able to save a copy with only what is on the artboard. I have seen this done before, and people in the past seem to have been able to do it, but i’ve tried everything I can find and can’t seem to manage it.  I have tried saving a copy, exporting for screens (does work but can’t be opened by anyone else, comes up with an error page when someone tries to open), save as > export artboards, just about everything out there. The only other workaround I can think of is to make a copy of the file and just delete everything else several times over for all the different things I want a copy of, but that seems more tedious then it needs to be and I would like to see if I can do something better in future as well.Thanks!

Hi, I just bough Adobe creative cloud plan with Illustrator and photoshop. when I press download Illustrator, It doesn`t download anything to my pc. Additionally, when I enter my account to see my plan I get an error: Any help would be appriciated

Hi all,I’m working with a single text box in Illustrator and want to select multiple separate pieces of text at the same time (similar to holding Ctrl/Cmd in Word to select different words/phrases).The goal is to apply formatting (e.g. bold, font change, size) to multiple non-adjacent parts of the same text object in one go.See my example below: I want to highlight “Ingredients, EN | Important, Warning” so I can edit/adjust their formatting - without having to highlight each one separately, then editing the format one-by-oneIs there a way to do this in Illustrator? Or is there a recommended workaround (e.g. styles, scripts, plugins)?Thanks!

I’m trying to place a custom logo onto a 3D-style technical drawing.The surface I want to place it on is slightly curved and made up of multiple vector paths. I’ve tried using Object → Mockup (Beta), but it’s greyed out or doesn’t work properly with my geometry.What’s the best workflow for this?Should I be using Mockup, Envelope Distort, or something else? Do I need to simplify the surface into a single shape first? Any tips for keeping the logo clean and properly aligned on a curved surface?Appreciate any guidance or examples — especially for technical/engineering-style illustrations. 

Liebe Alle, ich benutze Adobe Illustrator 2026, Version 30.3 auf einem Windows-11-PC.Ich arbeite derzeit an einer Zeichnung, in der ich mit dem Buntstift-Werkzeug Linien zeichne. Dafür brauche ich zwei verschieden dicke Linien, deren Eigenschaften ich mir über das Grafikstil-Tool abgespeichert habe. Nun meine Frage:Wenn ich eine Linie zeichne und am Ende des Stift / die Maus absetze, ist sie zunächst noch aktiv, d.h. der Pfad und die Ankerpunkte werden noch angezeigt. Wie kann ich jetzt quasi bestätigen, dass ich mit dieser Linie fertig bin? Ich muss oft zwischen beiden Grafikstilen hin- und herwechseln, und es wäre sehr zeitsparend, wenn ich nach dem Zeichnen einer Linie mit einem Shortcut o.ä. bestätigen kann, dass diese Linie jetzt fertig ist, so dass ich im Grafikstil-Fenster den anderen Stil auswählen und mit diesem die nächste Linie zeichnen kann. (Ich hoffe, das ist verständlich erklärt.) So lange die gerade gezeichnete, erste Linie noch aktiv ist, kann ich ja nicht den Grafikst

Hi everyone. Having an issue I cannot seem to figure out. I have downloaded and am using the latest Cutting edge 5 version. I am using AI 2026. Whenever I use cutting edge 5 it opens the box to a black box. I have to use CTRL+SHIFT+Windows Key+B to get the box to then appear with the settings. I have to do it every time and I cannot seem to find out why. I have an AMD graphics card (drivers are all up to date directly from AMD). IN AI I switch to use CPU instead of GPU, still having the issue. Any Advice?

  The problem still hasn't been fixed in the latest version. I've done this and that, so please fix the bug. It's annoying to write, so please read the previous one.

Hi! can someone help me fix this issue? I'm experiencening this glitch of pink screen whenever I open files in Adobe Illustrator. It it stays for like 1-2 sec the moment AI opens.

Every time I open illustrator all the layers in my file expand showing every single sub-layer. This is beyond annoying because I have to close EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. How do I fix this????

After updating to v29.1 version of Adobe Illustrator, the design files have become very large when saved, and I don't understand why. For example, I opened an old file that was about 500MB on an external hard drive, and when I saved it as a new file in the Documents folder, the size increased to over 4GB.Yesterday, I was shocked when this software saved a file that reached 11GB and took about 30 minutes. As a result, my 32GB RAM is always full, constantly at 90-100% during the process. What should I do to fix this? Thank you everyone for reading!

I am experiencing a persistent "Broken File Association" issue across my Creative Cloud suite. After installing and subsequently uninstalling the Beta versions of Illustrator and Photoshop, my OS no longer recognizes .ai or .psd files.Symptoms: Blank Icons: All .ai and .psd files appear as "blank paper" icons rather than the standard Adobe app icons. Broken "Open With": Double-clicking a file does not launch the application. Instead, it triggers a system "Choose an app" pop-up. Missing from List: The current, non-beta versions of Illustrator and Photoshop do not appear as options in the recommended "Open With" menu. Current Workaround: I am forced to open the applications first and use Ctrl + O to browse for files, which is severely impacting my workflow. Troubleshooting Already Attempted: Manual Association: Attempted to "Always use this app" via the system right-click menu (failed to register). Reinstallation: Uninstalled and reinstalled the stable versions of Illustrator and

Hi AllIve had this issue for a while when i manually rotate an object or piece of text that partway through the rotation the software freezes and i get the spinning beachball. The only way out is to force restart illustrator.This can be something as simple as rotating a single digit of text or a simple rectangle. anything really.It doesnt happen every single time but because its a roll of the dice as to wether it will happen im just using the rotate tool from the tool palette instead which works fine.Any ideas on how to fix this would be much appreciated.

Hallo, ich möchte Grafiken, die aus Text, Linien und Flächen bestehen, durch eine Aktion per Knopfdruck umfärben von positiv auf weißem Hintergrund auf negativ auf dunklem Hintergrund und umgekehrt.Aber leider habe ich schon Probleme damit, der Aktion mitzuteilen, welchen Teil er wie umfärben soll:So kann ich z.B. nicht die schwarze Überschrift auswählen lassen, um diese per Zeichenstil in weiß umzufärben, ohne dass ebenfalls die eine andere Schrift ebenfalls mit ausgewählt und umgefärbt wird. Oder auch wie ich eine schwarze Linie auswählen lassen kann, ohne ebenfalls die graue mit umzufärben.Wie kann ich der Aktion zuordnen, welchen Zeichenstil sie verändern soll? Bei Grafikstilen scheint es besser zu klappen, aber bei Typo bekomme ich es nicht hin.Es geht also eigentlich um das Auswahlmenü und wie ich dieses für meine Bedürfnisse nutzen kann. Leider habe ich im Netz nichts passendes gefunden…Viele Grüße, jdh

Hello Adobe team and community,I would like to suggest improving Adobe Illustrator to better utilize multi-core CPUs. Currently, Illustrator mainly uses one or two cores, which limits performance, especially with large and complex files.Enhancing multi-threading support could significantly boost speed and responsiveness, helping professionals work more efficiently with heavy projects. 

Help! My cursor isn't changing in Illustrator 2020. It's constantly a black arrow no matter which tool I am using. I'm attaching a screen grab video. I'm using the pen, direct select, rectangle, then type...and it just stays a black arrow. Thanks for your help!

As noted… tools often have the wrong icon?For example - I draw a square. As I move my cursor, possibly over a corner of the square, it becomes the rotate symbol - however, I can then draw another square while the cursor remains the rotate symbol.Or, just navigating around before drawing the square, the cursor is the hand symbol.Just noticed this today - I don’t think there was any update.Not sure how to troubleshoot this… any suggestions?

Hi,Suddenly this function isn't working correctly for me.In the 3D Material, I added two symbols. Previously, I could easily click on a symbol and move it around the surface of the 3D object. But now, it's become difficult.When I try to click on the first symbol (there are two in total), the mouse movement doesn't move the symbol—it moves the entire 3D object instead.Example (the attached screenshot)Try to re-position the symbol behind the flower symbol, and click the layer, but when moving, the whole 3d object moves, not the symbol .