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Hi there,I’ve never come across this issue before, but when I opened my Illustrator file, a bunch of white boxes appeared. They’re uneditable, and I can’t seem to delete them. I’ve already tried expanding the appearance of the hills and rasterizing, but nothing works, the white boxes don’t become selectable or removable.Do you know what might be causing this, or how I can fix it?  

Hi all, I need you help today. I have received a multi page pdf file which contains a design to be laser engraved to a trophy.Unfortunately, I'm not able to only export the visible part of each artboard. Each time I try to export to svg, it exports all the objects on the document. There are a lot of clipping masks and hidden objects in the pdf, which I cannot hide from the export. Image shows how the pdf is imported.I only want the visible parts to be exported as svg.As you can see, there are hidden paths, clipping masks and objects:If I export the pdf to svg and use the "Artboard" option, it always exports all objects within the pdf. Is there any option to only export the visible part of each page in the pdf?I cannot remove or clip / crop each single part of the pdf as this would take forever.I will receive more than 30 different pdfs with this content.ThanksDaniel

Please!! somebody tell me how to deactivate that bar with the question mark on the bottom of the frame. Thank you!    

Was working on a complex file and knew that my next move was risky so I saved my file. A few minutes later after the file has saved I did a little too much and somehow lost the saved file as well. HOW? I actually have a screenshot showing the file with the saved file name from before the crash and now its completely gone. Im sorry but paid adobe products are absolute garbage in 2025 and pirated versions work way better and never crash.

I was able to complete this on one image but when I saved and went back to this project again to complete it with another image, it wont work. The image still has a harsh edge compared to flawlessly disapearing. I did all the same steps and I looked at each of the settings and I can't solve this problem.  

First time creating slices in AI for an email to export for web. I want to edit my bounding box for slices and it is very frustrating, it not working seamlessly. It automatically creates another slice and then I cannot edit that bounding box. It is so glitchy too, will not adjust the box to the graphic. I just received a notification for increase in monthly subscription and for what, I cannot do a simple email slice. Ughhh

I would love to see a keystroke or toggle for the "Scale Strokes and Effects" option.  Currently I have to open preferences every time I want to change it.  Im constantly turning it on and off, it would be great if it was easier....

So I have a menu in Illustrator. I'm trying to have equal spacing on top and bottom of the text. Is there any way to that? I tried the Distribute object however, my text moves at the center of the artboard. Please help! Thank you! 

I'm trying to import boards from PS to AI - the artboards in PS contain a mixture of vectors, and vectors from AI embedded as Smart Objects.  I have tried:- Opening the PSD file in AI - error- Selecting paths and selecting Export paths to illustrator - does not work- Saving PSD as PDF and opening in Illustrator - most vectors are raster (probably because they are smart objects)- Dragging and dropping - no luck- Copy and pasting - no luck Is there a solution? If not, is there an equivalent of Overlord plugin (AI to AE) or AEUX plugin (Figma to AE) but for PS to AI?

Short version first.  I need to export my layers into SVG 1.1, which seems to be the only setting not available when I export.  I'm importing these into PE Design 11. If I open each exported SVG individually (There are about 200 of them so far) and save them as SVG 1.1, PE Design recognizes them.  All the same settings on Export (Except version which there is no option to select), and PE Design gives me an unsupported error. My settings (Aside from version) are, Styling: Presentation Attributes, Font: Convert to Outlines (All my fonts are already converted, but just in case), Images: Link, Object ID: Layer Name, Decimals: 4, both Minify and Responsive are disabled.  It works when I save, but not when I export. I'm not opposed to using scripts, or third party plugins if any are available, or if someone can put me in the basic direction of writing my own script (I'm not much of a coder, but I know enough to be dangerous). Thanks for any help you gu

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Hallo everybody, does anybody know why Adobe Illustrator is crashing, everytime I am using objects on path? I am working with an iMac, Illustrator version 29.7.1, Mac OS. Ventura 13.7.8.It worked in older Version of Illustrator..Thanks in advance, K.

Hallo liebe Illustrator-Community, bei mir öffnen sich ständig Felder mit Informationen zu den Werkzeugen (führt dann weiter zu "Entdecken") während der Arbeit. Das stört und lenkt ab. Wo kann ich das denn ausschalten?Vielen Dank für die Hilfe!

Hello!I've updated Illustrator to 23.0.6 and discovered that Alt+Scroll Mouse Wheel shortcut to zoom in\out is no longer working. Now it scrolls left\rightAfter few minutes of frustration i've discovered that now i need to press Ctrl+Alt+Scroll for it to zoom.That's kinda not convenient, taking into account that in latest Photoshop Alt+Scroll works fine. Please, Help to fix it!

Hi everyone,I’d like to suggest a small dynamic improvement that could make working with the command panel more intuitive, especially when dealing with object colors.Currently, when I select an object with a fill, the square showing the fill color stays in the foreground. It would be helpful if, when selecting a stroke instead, the stroke color square automatically came to the foreground. This way, switching between fill and stroke editing would be smoother and wouldn’t require manual toggling each time.I believe this change could improve workflow efficiency, especially when working with multiple objects and frequently alternating between fills and strokes.What do you think? Has anyone found a workaround or implemented something similar?

I feel SO stupid that I can't understand this.  (I am an engineer for pete's sake!)  I have a sewing pattern which is drawn to scale where 1/8" = 1".I want to scale it up to print it.  I have tried several things with the % which is available but it just doesn't seem to work!  I have googled and searched this forum, but am not getting enough information to do exactly what I want.https://illustrator.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:b1ac3a75-efd4-4db7-a160-d39d4381b84a

Cuando estoy trabajando en Illustrator de repente quiero guardar y me vota la advertencia de que ya esta guardando y que para guardar el archivo debo detener el proceso de guardado previo, pero aun así no deja y me toca desde el administrador de tareas finalizar el programa. ¿Cómo puedo solucionar esto? Porque es muy frecuente y frustra mucho. 

I'm not sure why, but my units in Illustrator keep defaulting to "Points", when I've never once used points for any form of measurement except type size. I've changed the preferences both in document and restarting Illustrator without opening a file but it keeps setting them to Points. I just want my document print sizes to stay in mm.

I have my HP Envy  in   in portrait mode, i also have an alienware display plugged in via Type C HubWhen i open illustrator on my laptop, it flips my screen to landscape, when i click anywhere else on the screen, it rotates back again to portrait, its annoying because when i drag illustrator to my second monitor, my laptop screen rotates to landscape, i click back on the laptop screen and i rotates back to portrait, is there any fix? Auto rotation is already locked, i tried modifying the registry too, i ran scripts that disabled my rotation sensors, nothing seems to work. 

After creating text in AI, I save as .svg. The text is then getting distorted. I need it as an .svg to scale proportionately for other programs. All images below are from AI. The first three photos are as .ai. The last three photos are after being saved as .svg.  Can anyone offer advice. TIA

Hi all, Been trying to convert things with the DM Sans font (both from Adobe fonts and on Google Fonts) and the outlines and stuff seem to corrupt up when exported. Additionally random corners appear in already outlined elements (Regardless of using DM Sans). Using it on a Mac, tried resetting Illustrator and restarting it.  Thanks! 

Back to AI after a long time.  I am saving files both locally and in the cloud.  In an attempt to be able to see a preview of the file locally, googling says check the "Create Pdf Compatible File" box when you save it as a PDF.... I don't see that check box anywhere....ideas? 

Editing legacy artwork and if this gaussian blur is breathed upon, it freaks out and gets this halo around it. I know this has been a problem for... a while. Years. But I expected it to be fixed by now so I'm creating a new topic in hopes that it gets addressed in some future update. Our workaround right now is to try not touch it, but that might not be possible forever. Here's what the legacy art looks like. Opening the Gaussian Blur dialog to take a look at the specs. Blur gets this nice new halo around it. It won't go away... ever. Best bet when this happens is to close the file without saving and reopen.