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I placed a .jpg Adobe Stock photo in an Ai template and when I scale it down smaller it becomes pixelated. When I place it and it starts off as the large image the resolution is fine, but when I scale it down smaller it introduces pixelation.

I am creating my artwork in illustrator, my line work both stroke and fill need to be 100% black so I ensure that my CMYK is 100% K, I then save my file.  When I re-open the file in illustrator the CMYK defaults to a dark grey every time.  My output has to be 100% Black.What is going on and how do I fix this. Someone please help.

Hello all,Until now I could easily copy designed tables from InDesign into Illustrator (apple+a >apple+c>apple+v).Unfortunately, this is no longer possible in the latest version of both programmes.Can someone help me urgently.Many thanks in advance!

Hi, whenever I paste text from word/power point to illustrator, I always get gibberish symbols like these: !"#$%. The object is recognized as characters in the Illustrator, and I can change its font type and size. Pasting chart however works fine. I have tried using different fonts, including those who I have made sure are available in the Illustrator but I still get the same result. I have also tried resetting preferences, uninstalling the program, uninstalling creative cloud, cleaning adobe installation using adobe cleaner tools, yet I am still getting the same problem.  My system is Mac Mojave, with Office 365 Subscription, and Adobe Creative Cloud (trial version) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi,if i create a File (580,00 mm x 500,00 mm) and export it to png (all possible options), the size is suddenly: 586,063 mm x 506,053 mm. The Problem: i cant upload the print becuase to huge… Testet in v2025 & v2026 - with another file, the size is different, but not same. And if the File ist empty, i got the same error.Also tested: align on pixel, align to grid, lower resolution and higher resolution Thank you for help.mutsch

I created a whole brand book, added images, design elements etc… all good. But when I save it as a PDF there are images added (even though it isn't there on the file) and some design elements get removed. It’s extremely frustrating. Any help is welcome. Thanks.

I created a live mirror using this line as an axis. I selected the line then went to Object> Repeat> Mirror and continued from there to create the photo below. Now I am stuck with no Idea how to get rid of that center line. How do I get rid of it???  

Hello, I have been trying, with no success, to remove the background from this image. It is a sticker that I copied and am now trying to remove the red and white backgrounds and get it cropped as close to the emblem as I can. I am using this image for a flyer and would like to have it crisp and clean looking. All help would be appreciated.TIAAlan edit….I did get the image posted. :) 

 I am just testing if I can believe my eyes when I am posting in the new forum environment. I am not looking for an answer, don't ask me why. Edit: I see the answer is aye.

The AppleScript command Export ignores the Export Option ‘artboard clipping’ for PNG8, PNG24 and JPEG files, which were the only file types I tried. In other words, when the option is set to true, the exported image has not been trimmed to the artboard. I happened to notice that with JPEG files, when the option blur:0 is included, the ‘artboard trimming’ option is effective. Other options with JPEG files did not that that effect. I haven’t found any options which have the same effect on PNG8 and PNG24 files.MacBook Pro 16” M2 MaxmacOS 26.2Illustrator 30.1

This work does not come to me. There is a square box next to cursor when you activated color select tool of AG. This is also missing in my file. How to fix it?Additional Tools in My Toolbar: Picking up Transparent ColorsTime 1.34  

Having an issue when using a mask. Suddenly in new update not able to change the opacity of the object in transparency panel without losing the mask object. It turns it into a solid color with no mask any time you change it from 100% Opacity. If you put an outline around the shape then it will work, but I rarely would ever want to put an outline on a shape and have never had to do this in the past. This seems a straight up program bug.

Due to a compatibility issue with my Graphtech CE5000-40 CRP cutter and the Cutting Master (CM) driver, I would need to use Illustrator 2024 rather than Illustrator 2026. Cutting master 4 supports my cutter but not Illustrator 2026, Cutting Master 5 supports Illustrator 2026 but not my cutter… Illustrator 2024 works with CM4 and my cutter… Hence the request for Illustrator 2024. 

Illustrator will freeze if I am doing anything like saving, moving larger image etc.  Recently started to do this and only a hard restart will work.   No error messages or crash reports.  I have ran anti virus / CC Cleaner / updated everything.  I do have an older system but was working until a few days ago.  Nothing new installed etc.   Dell XPS / 32 GB / i7-4770 @ 3.4 / GeForce GTX 660 / 1TB SS + 256 GB SS / 64 bit / Windows Pro 10.   It is my main work computer so any help appreicated!

Hi!I'm expeiencing the following issue in Illu that I can't figure out how to fix:It looks like text text has somehow separated from it's frame (not sure how this happended - I didn't do this intentionally) and I don't know how to 'join' the text fram and the text back together 😞Has anyone experienced similar and would be able to help please? 

Hi, I have an Illustrator file with multiple artboards and elements arranged on different layers. When I import the file into InDesign, the layers get multiplied based on the number of artboards, and every time I have to go on a treasure hunt to hide the layers that don’t correspond to the graphics on that specific artboard.I cannot and do not want to split the artboards into separate files.How can I fix this in Illustrator and InDesign 2025?

Je voudrais effacer les couleurs dans la barre des couleurs recentes dans le nuancier.

Windows 11 Enterprise, v24H2 on a 13th gen Intel R Core i7-13700K (3.40 GHz), 128 Mb Graphics Card and 32 gb RAM, Adobe Illustrator V30.0. I am no longer able to edit any global or spot swatch. All options are grayed out. The only way I can do it is to copy the swatch and edit it before I save it. Once it is saved, all links to the option panel are grayed out again. I work for a financial institution so all access to Libraries and automatic updates are turned off. I can’t even delete the swatch. This is driving me crazy and causing issues. 

I have an image that has some negative cut outs in it. I’d like to fill them in/make them another color but how do I do that? Everytime I use a clipping mask it just changes the color of the object and not fill in the negative space. Help I’m new to illustrator

Using Illustrator, when saving an Illustrator file, the images placed are not being shown correctly when I place design on indesgin. For example, when I create an artboard in illustrator, place images, save the Illustrator file, and place it in Design, the portion that is showing is passed to the original artboard. Tried Crop to … None of them re-position to what I designed to  

Hi. I'm new to Illustrator. I've been trying to create lines and arrows for callouts to use over photo images. I've created one layer for an arrow with white background at 4pt (and gaussian blur) and a second layer for an arrow with black outline at 2pt. I have the second aligned over the top of the first. Now I want to be able to manipulate the two together so I can make them longer or shorter and move them as a pair. (Ultimately I'd like to save them to a library and reuse them at will - but I'll worry about that later.)No matter what I try, I can't get them to join together and work as a team. I've selected both layers in the Layers panel (shift + select) and tried Merge Selected, Flatten Artwork, and Collect in New Layer from the hamburger menu in thet Layers panel. And they still move independently from one another. I'm afraid I simply don't understand the concepts yet. I must be missing one simple step in the process.Any tips on how to accomplish this, or suggested resources that

For years, we have had the ability set the initial view for a PDF when exporting from InDesign. However, after years of updates to Illustrator, this feature still has not been added. To set an initial view for an Illustrator file, you have to save the PDF, open it in Acrobat, set it there and then re-save. Why is this not available in Illustrator?

When I'm working on the server and then save and close my artwork on my desktop, when I reopen it, many of the text and images have shifted to the side of my workspace. I can't fix this and have to reassemble it. Does anyone else have this problem or better, a solution?