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Depois das ultimas atualizações, objeto não vai pra trás e nem pra frente com atalho cmd+] e cmd+[.Preciso ficar reiniciando o software do Illustrator. Vocês ficam atualizando só que algumas coisas pioram, como por exemplo o tempo de salvamento dos arquivos. Minha máquina é um M4 Max, complicado hein!

In the old days, I'd create a file customized to my preferred document setup, color, layout, specifications, etc. and have it come up on Command+N and Command+Option+N. It wasn't an AIT, just a standard file placed deep in Illustrator's many files and folders. Maybe Presets, maybe Profiles, or somesuch. Would someone be so kind as to tell me where I'd put such a custom-made file in Illustrator 30?

I am a fan of Adobe incoperating a new feature that allows user to change the base color of their artboards in Illustrator 2026, but it seems to lack any practicality when it comes to exporting. While changing the color of the artboard is simple enough, there doesn't seem to be a way to export this background color when exporting the rest of the layers. Am I missing something? Regardless of the export file format, the background color I set is always replaced with white/black/transparency. If I still need to create and color a background shape/layer, doesn't this remove 90% of practical applications for setting a background artboard color?

I am trying to replicate an arrangement I've had on a 2015 iMac running Monterey, Illustrator 2020 and the then current FontAgent desktop application. Now using a new iMac 2024, Illustrator 2026, and the current Font Agent. I've loaded the fonts (all OpenType) and all of the ones I've activated in FontAgent are listed as expected in Illustrator's Character Panel.. THE PROBLEM: I haven't found the way on my new set-up to display ONLY the fonts activated in FontAgent. By some setting (or set of settings), I was able to hide all but the faces I use. I want to create the same ease, efficiency and convenience—100s of typefaces I'll never use are clogging the works. I'll be most grateful for any solution or advice.

Quiero hacer zoom menos sin que se me mueva a otro lugar, estoy en Ilustrador 2026

Ich habe einen Microsoft Surfae Laptop 7th Edition und konnte bisher Illustrator Beta benutzten. Seit kurzem startet Illustrator aber nicht mehr. Fehler: Ihr Illustrator-Build ist abgelaufen.

Not sure where to post this. When inside CC Home Page there is a link for Illustrator (Ai). However, the link opens Illustrator Beta and not Ai. Tried to see which way the link was pointing or whether it was on my end.

My artwork is just 2.7mb, and the app keeps crashing every few mins. This is extremely frustrating. I was just copying, moving small objects and it just crashed. Prices kept going up and the software reliability is worse in 2025 than compared to 20 years ago.   

I use the share for review usually for the very complex packaging designs.In many cases the package has text on all sides and that means that the texts are sometimes 180 or 90 degrees roteated. Its very inconvinient for the client to comment those texts. So the web interface definately needs a simple 180-90 degrees rotation tool.

Hi, i have been experiencing this error while importing my variable data sheet/csv to illustrator (file attached). I have tried importing it column by column just to make sure there's no error in importing. I tried importing until column 46 which is below 9kb (file attached) and it worked! but right after adding the data in the 47th column (which then exceeds 9kb) then importing it in illustrator it says invalid. Now i tried importing the 47th column seperately just to see if it was the data causing the error, but it wasn't. So does the csv file has a size limit when importing it to illustrator? 

I've recently updated my software to the new macOS (Tahoe). Before that, I saved all of my files, including my portfolio. On the next day I opened my portfolio file, and all of the pictures were gone. They are, and they were embedded, but the picture fields are empty. I don't have all of those pictures anymore, so I can't update them. (I don't even remember half of the placement and what it was).  I've tried reinstalling Illustrator through the desktop app and web and clearing my preferences and media cache. I don't have any recovery files. I've tried running the same file on a different computer with older macOS, and it's not working either. Other files work normally. I rechecked the save date and time, and it's from before the update. If you have any clue what to do, please help me because I really don't want to redo my portfolio that I've been working on for the past 3 months.

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this or figured it out yet, but anyway I have been having issues with Illustrator files not opening and saying I need permission from the owner, even though I am the only user and creator of the files. So I had installed illustrator beta a couple of months ago because I like testing new featured and was curious about a couple in the beta. I then started using the beta version for all my work and started to run into the file permissions problem when trying to open older files. Turns out that I cannot open any AIC files that I created with the regular version of Illustrator on the Beta app and vice versa. So although annoying and a waste of space, I have to run the beta app and the regular app so I can open the files when needed.

When I select an object, either with the direct selection tool, or with the selection tool  and then switch to the direct selection tool, the tool options bar doesn't display its contents properly if ALL the nodes are selected. Specifically, the options to make selected nodes smooth or corner, and most importantly, the align and distribute functions for nodes are missing. However, as soon as I deselect just ONE node, or select fewer than all the nodes to begin with, all those options reappear. Unfortunately, especially for the distribute and align functions, not having all the nodes selected yields substantially different results and makes these rather essential functions unusable.Is this known behavior? Is there a fix in the works?

복구데이터 자동저장 시간이 되어 temp파일이 temp경로가 아닌 저장 경로에 생성되고그 이후에 저장을 하게 되면 파일이 아예 열리지 않고 경로를 잃어 PDF로 모든 파일을 변경하는 문제가 생겼습니다.  

Hi. I'm creating assets in a source file and saving out symbols, brushes etc into libraries to be used in several other separate files within the same project. While im in the original file, editing symbols is easy with just alt+drag to replace the old symbol/brush etc. However when I have saved the symbols into a AI library - and having that library open - the drag and drop no longer works for replacing the library symbols with newer versions. I kinda want all the separate files to always have the latest version of a symbol available via my library window.  So...Is there a way to do this easy or do I have to re-save the library via the original source file everytime I want to change something? Would have been nice just to quickly replacing the symbol directly in the library with the latest version. The tedious workflow would be to cut and paste all symbol/brushes from one file to another and then re-save the assets/symbols/brushes within every file. -or copy every

Hello. I am working with Illustrator 2026 as a hobby. I create logos. I want to get a subscription to use its AI capabilities. Which Adobe Illustrator plan should I buy for this? By AI, I mean something like: "Combine the letters C and A and give me a vector image." I want to do things like that. Which plan is most suitable for me? Firefly seems to be for more professional work. Could you give me some information? I'd like to try it for a month first.

I'm a beginner, and I don't know what keywords to use to search for this problem. LOL.I need to make the highlighted parts of my object curved, which I tried to achieve by using the Blend tool to join multiple lines of width to make the shape I wanted (inspo attached), but it made the shape jagged. What can I do? TYIA!What I need help on.Inspo.

Hi there. I need to create thisin multiple forms; some with letters and numbers, some with random words all english, and some with random words in english and another language.Please can you advise me on the best [read easiest!] way to do this?Is there away to make a template that can easily re- generate when want to refresh. And how would I set up formatting to specific fonts etcThanks so much

Hello,I need to create jersey print patterns in illustrator for both boys and girls teams. I'm patterns that works for all sizes and respects the different fits for men and women. If you have templates, size charts or workflow, please let me know.Thank you

Hello,the title says it all. I'm looking for a way to check if a selected object has live effects or not, to process it differently depending on the case.is that possible via scripting?

Hi everyone,I’m working on a project in Adobe Illustrator that involves high-density vector artwork, and I’m running into performance slowdowns when editing, scaling, or exporting the file. The artwork includes multiple complex paths, blends, gradient meshes, and a few large pattern fills.Here’s what I’ve tried so far:Using Outline Mode to reduce rendering loadDisabling GPU Performance temporarily to check if the issue was GPU-relatedBreaking the artwork into linked files using File > PlaceReducing anchor points with Object > Path > SimplifyCleaning up stray points and hidden layersDespite this, the file still becomes sluggish—especially when zooming or applying transformations.What I’m looking for help with:Best practices for handling large, intricate vector compositions in IllustratorAny recommended workflow for separating artwork into manageable sections?Tips for structuring layers and groups to reduce overhead?Optimizing gradients and meshesAre there known performance limi

I have never had trouble with it before but now it defaults to the first charater or the last character in the text box vs letting mme select in the middle or wherever i need in the sentence. Help. It is so annoying and time consuming to have to arrow to the character vs just being able to click on it. 

A client sent me a pdf file of some artwork. When I go to preview it, I can see that there should be more shapes and text, but that is not visible once actually opened.Importing the pages as links makes no difference.I've also tried flattening the transparency, releasing the clipping mask, but nothing is showing that other content. When the file is opened through acrobat, it also does not show that extra content. Is it actually present in the file?previewopened

A font of mine is uniwidth/duplexed and keeps its width in inDesign and Dinamo’s Font Gauntlet when changing the weight of the VAR.ttf.In Illustrator however, the text ‘extends’ when adding weight. Visualized: The last letter on a line is standing further right than before. The other way around it also contracts when lowering the weight, obviously. I went on and found the same behavior in other VAR fonts (right in InDesign, wrong in Illustrator), but also ones that don’t have the issue. My Illustrator version is up to date, and the bug was also in the previous version.Please fix this, thank you. Please have a look at that, type designer make uniwidth fonts exactly for the reason that they KEEP their width when changing its weight.Best,Daniel

 When I use Image Trace in Illustrator, the edges don’t come out clean or accurate. How can I fix this? I want to convert the image into a high-quality vector.    For example, if I show you the issue using a free image, the lines don’t trace cleanly like this. Even when I adjust the sensitivity in the Image Trace panel — like Advanced > Paths or Corners — it still doesn’t come out clean. If there’s another way to get a cleaner result, please let me know.    🙂