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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 .

When using a colored artboard, the artboard then exports as an object and imports as an object into another .ai file.  The artboard color is described as just being a visible GUI change, but it is acting as an object.  SEE VIDEO.

I've seen lots of answers to variations of this question, but not the specific answer - if there is one!I have 3 versions of artwork on 3 artboards.Can I hide individual artboards – you know, swtich them off and on... like layers – without having to use the layers panel? Thanks

I can find no way to select a range of objects in the layer list. I’ve seen a lot of inaccurate claims, even a video showing Shift-clicking to extend the selection (which is exactly what should happen, since that’s a universal standard across platforms). But this does not work (I’m mostly on Windows, BTW). Dragging with hotkeys also doesn’t work. Is this seriously broken in 2026? What is the point of filtering the list if you can’t multi-select in the results and perform some action? It’s also mind-boggling that there’s no context menu. You can multi-highlight a range of objects by Shift-clicking on their names, but there’s no context menu where you might say “add to selection” or the like. I also tried highlighting a range and then pressing the spacebar. This is the standard for toggling checkboxes with the keyboard. And it’s another standard violated by Adobe here, because it doesn’t work. And finally, even if you have the object list filtered (I am showing only text objects), you ca

Hello! Apologies if I’m not using the correct terminology.I’m using illustrator to create the files that I use with a laser cutter, and in order to minimize superfluous cutting I use “outline" in the pathfinder window to connect pieces. I’m encountering an issue that I’ve never encountered. Outlining two of the shapes creates no issues, but if I outline three it changes what seems to count as inside and outside of an otherwise closed shape. The cutting software can’t cut saying that (paraphrasing) the file includes shapes that aren’t closed.I thought that maybe if I opted not to align the side edges, maybe that would circumvent the problem, but it didn’t:One thing that might be of note: the stroke is aligned to “center” on all three shapes in the stroke window, as are the cap and corner, but once I outline it the cap and corner stay centered and the stroke alignment moves to “inside” alignment (the left box).I can work around this by creating batches of two pieces with a little bit of

Getting this error message in Illustrator now after CC updates and Mac OS Update. Adobe AI Version. 26.2.1Mac OS Monterey 12.3.1 Saving files to a 6TB Seagate External Drive. This has been working for a year with no issues. Just doing a general "Save" after making some revisions to the file.

Illustrator has no master pages, but my free script comes pretty close: it locks shared artwork to the same position on every artboard, something Symbols alone can't do.Short demo: https://tur.nz/23

See Video to understand the issue.Like, are we for real? This is the professional app we’re paying for every month? This is the quality I have to work with?Adobe has lost its path. Can’t even use absolutely basic features anymore. Quality is steadily declining.And don’t blame me for posting this in this forum. I googled and tried to find a working bug report link, which is nonexistent or hidden. This is so utterly untrustworthy, it’s not even funny.

Usually when I place an Ai file into another Ai file it acts like it should: If I make changes to the original, when I go back to the file it’s placed in, it asks if I want to update it. Just now, I placed an Ai file into another Ai file, and instead of placing it, it pasted the artboard from the placed file so that it’s editable in the file it’s been placed into. WHAT?? Is this something new? The backstory is that I’m putting together a presentation of creative concepts to present to a client. The creative is placed into the presentation document multiple times, hence my having one creative development file to edit that automatically updates multiple instances in the presentation doc.