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I'm on Illustrator 25.2.3. This tool is missing. I can't find it anywhere, even when I go to rebuild my toolbar and click advanced - there's no option for this tool. Seems to have disappeared completely.  (Yes, I already looked under the free transform tool.) This update is super buggy on Mac Big Sur 11.2.3. 

The option to share for review in Illustrator has an issue that I haven't been able to resolve.We work with a master file that serves as a customizable clothing template. For each client, we create a copy of this master file, design it, and generate a link to share with the specific client for that project. However, the master file is retaining the comments from the copies that have been generated, even though these files have been duplicated, modified, and have different names; the copies are also saved in different folders.here's the master file when we click the share option, it has the name of the previous copy we made, it also contains the users it was shared within adition to this, it is also showing the coments that were made in the copied file:this is the real file were the coments were made:  thank you in advance 

I have created a multiple paged illustrator file, nothing to complex, mostly text & images. However, when I save it and close the file, when opening the next day all my text and images have moved onto to different pages or off the artboards and I have to re-do the pages again. Any ideas?  

For some time now, when I open Illustrator, certain objects change colour.The peculiar thing is that this only happens with two specific colours that I use for a client, and the “conversion” is always from blue to yellow, never the other way around. Has anyone else experienced the same problem?

I've just Updated to V29.6.1 this morning and now my illustrator just gets stuck on the create artboard window followed by not responding. I'm running it on windows 10 pro 64 bit op system. I've tried restarting the programme and restarting my computer but without success. Not had this issue before. FYI I sadly can't run as admin as it's a work pc and i don't have access to admin log in.   <Title renamed by MOD>

As an example, I have a packaged layout file right now that has 3 linked images totaling 25mb. The .ai file is 4.4mb. Everything needed to print, share, edit this layout etc is 30 mb. But if the somewhat careless designers I work with check "PDF Compatability" when saving this .ai before sharing the package with me, that file will baloon to 140mb. This effect is much work on large layouts where .ai files can get well over 3 gb with the PDF check box.  The root cause is that the images are embedded and CONVERTED to .psd files by default which removes the jpg compression of the image file size. This is all happening un-seen in the software, no one actually describes this effect, but that's what's happening. There is no real reason for this. PDFs can handle jpg files. 

I have completed the Illustrator version of the Dimensions script. Get it at the link below. Like the InDesign version, the script makes dimension marks in Illustrator. It may be helpful to view the conversation about the InDesign version: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/new-script-dimensions-indesign/td-p/12026461 In that conversation is a link to a video showing how it works, which mostly applies to the Illustrator version as well. There are a few differences. Soon I'll make a new video dedicated to the Illustrator version. To download, and how to use the script, visit http://www.marspremedia.com/software/illustrator/dimensions-illustrator How to use the script may be obvious, but I suggest users read the section "Further reading: differences from the InDesign version of the script." This explains important differences that were not obvious to my test users, until I explained what the script does. At least review this section of the page: http://www.marspr

bonjour, comment se former sur illustrator?

Bonjour,J'ai créé sur Illustrator une forme arrondie avec un fond transparent et un contour de couleur unie. Je souhaite vectoriser le contour, qu'il devienne une forme.J'ai mon objet sélectionné, je vais dans objet -> tracé -> vectoriser le contour, rien ne se passe.C'est à s'arracher les cheveux.Cette manip très simple, je l'ai fait des dizaines de fois sur d'autres formes. Et là ça ne veux pas. Si je fais un nouveau trait, ça fonctionne, mais pas sur mon objet. Et je ne veux pas recréer un trait approximatif, celui-ci est parfait, je veux juste vectoriser son contour... Avez-vous des idées de pourquoi ça bloque?Merci. 

I’ve just recently started having an issue with Illustrator’s linked type objects.  Often when I re-size linked type boxes, I don’t want the text inside to scale relative to the object, I just want the entire object and text to scale perfectly together.  I’ve long been accustomed to creating a solid rectangle above the area type boxes (or a border), which causes Illustrator to treat the selection of multiple objects as one and scale everything.  Suddenly, seemingly after the update to version 29.7.1, the linked text inside the box does not scale (using the Scale tool) or scales disproportionately (using the Selection tool). The Free Transform Tool currently appears to be the only way to scale these objects together while keeping the type size proportional to the objects being scaled. When and how has this behavior changed?   Am I missing something? Screen shot attached. Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi, I just got a new laptop, a Macbook Air M3 chip (before, I had a Macbook Pro intel i7).And I have a HDR screen, a BENQ PD2700U. Now, with my new laptop, I get much more vivid colors (too vivid) when using the HDR mode of my screen. What's even more strange, this only happens within Adobe programs. Most of all my other HDR interface in other programs and MacOS Finder looks like. Even in Adobe, some colors look correct (e.g., within the CC Library window). Here's what I mean:This is a problem with the new laptop. My screen with my old laptop plugged in, out of the box, no issues. I appreciate the help in finding out how to fine-tune color inside Adobe products. I'm happy to provide more input Ricardo

No idea why this is happening, but whenever I use the shape or pen tool the outlines arn't going to the edges properly. Any help would be great, I'm really stuck with this as not sure what to google!

HiI am using shapes and gradients to create a design. I have noticed that when using the Freeform Gradient tool it creates areas close to the edge of the shape darker than any swatch/colour used to generate the gradient. This makes it very difficult to match colours of two separate objects. The below image illustrates the issue I am experiencing. The top middle box is a linear gradient (dark blue and white) and the edge colours match the corresponding swatches of the vertical boxes underneath. The same can be said for the radial gradient in the center. However, when a freeform gradient is used, the left edge beyond the blue coloured points (which are the same blue as the vertical rectangle) is darker. Why does illustrator ignore the colour range I have given it when using the freeform gradient tool? Interestingly, I am unable to generate the same phenomena regarding areas becoming lighter! Basically, I need to control the range of colour/shade so that I can match edges. The only 'work

I’m currently using the latest version of Adobe Illustrator 2025 (v29.8.1), and honestly, I’m really disappointed.Even in 2025, it’s frustrating to see so many issues and bugs still persisting: It feels much slower compared to previous versions.Newly installed fonts don’t appear until I relaunch Illustrator.The “Scale Strokes & Effects” option keeps turning off automatically.I’ve faced these problems on both my laptop and PC, and my PC isn’t underpowered . it’s running an AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, and an RTX 3080 GPU.Despite that, I still experience lag and frequent crashes, which is really disappointing for such a powerful setup... Very very poor quality product 

How do I fix this? It is effectively 100% of the time it crashes. I have restarted my computer multiple times, and reinstalled illustrator on my computer. It happens for every file I open. 

Hi, I'm using the latest version of Illustrator on PC.I have a file with a single PDF image linked (Original PDF is 24mb) approx A3 size.I have 80 artboards (each 27 x 42mm) covering the image which all slightly overlap so that I can tile it back together after printing (actually printing each artboard to fit A3 then taping to create a 2m x 2m picture)I am working this way because I need to have control over where each section of the image prints - traditional tile printing overlaps along the wrong lines.There is nothing else in the image, just 1 PDF (linked not embedded) and the artboards. The problem is that the file size is over 4gb! The file size was 2mb with just the linked PDF, but then jumped to 4gb once the artboards were added. Turning 'PDF compatible file' off makes no difference. Can someone explain this and help me work out how to reduce the file size please?Thanks in advance 🙂

Hello, Community! After last Illustrator update i've faced an Issue with Line tool, particulary with Dashed Line option. If i Choose dashed line and draw it, i can specify dashed lines stroke Lenght and than i can specify Gap between strokes. The problem is that after you put specific number in dashed line gap and leave the field(like click outside or push Enter) Gap option drops to starting position. When trying to change it again, it appears inside the Input field, and instantly affects the way line looks if you change Gap setting. P.S. You can see it on the video below. I am not deleting anything from Gap input, it's just automatically clears it after i switch to any other tools or even next input in following dialog box. 

The ability to add links to shapes to create buttons no longer works in the latest version. When exporting to PDF, the function disappears.When opening files that previously had them and were working, when exporting with the current version of Illustrator, the hyperlink disappears.I've checked all the PDF format options, and none of them work.I'm using version 29.7.1.

Bonjour la communauté,Je fais du patronage (mode) et je suis bloqué par une erreur récurrente dans Illustrator :Impossible d'ouvrir les fichiers DXF exportés de CLO 3D. J'ai le message : « L'opération ne peut être effectuée en raison d'une erreur indéterminée. [2067] »J'ai essayé le PDF comme contournement, mais :Les dimensions sont fausses.Il y a un décalage (surtout sur les courbes).Quelqu'un a-t-il réussi à importer correctement des DXF de CLO 3D dans Illustrator sans cette erreur 2067 ?Toute aide, astuce ou solution de contournement (export CLO 3D, version AI...) est la bienvenue ! 🙏Merci beaucoup.Karine

Hace un mes no puedo ingresar a  mi cuenta de illustrator, me sale 'fetching your subscription details', tengo subscripcion activa. Necesito el acceso desde para ipad

Under what circumstances you can see Layer in appearance panel? I can understand the path below that.  

I have created a rectangle & applied 10mm live corners to each corner as "Chamfer" (straight 45° corners). Now I want to apply 2mm radius "round" corners to all eight of my chamfered corners but dont know how to do it? 

When I tried to use envelope distort, all the options were greyed out. How do I activate them?  

Hi everyone,I recently installed an Epson printer on my computer, and since then the colors in Adobe Illustrator have changed. When I open older EPS files, the colors look very different from how they originally were.I already uninstalled the printer, restarted my computer, and made sure the color profile settings are the same as before the installation — but the colors are still off.Has anyone experienced this before or knows how to fix it?Thanks in advance! 🙏

Hi all! I don't know what keys I'm hitting, but I get the emoje panel popping up constantly... and I never need to use it. I went in to shortcuts to try to delete whatever the shortcut is, but there's nothing I could find about emojis. So I'm guessing it's called something else. If you know what it is, I'd love to remove it. It's so annoying to have it pop up all the time.