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I'm creating a logo with about 10 graphic elements. I create a layer. I activate the "target" button. I create an object.  Illustrator sends it to a different layer. Whether I'm creating text, or objects, the elements land on a layer I'm not working on.  How do we ensure that the layer we're working on is where our work appears?  Said in reverse: How do we keep Illustrator from telling itself, "I'm bored with this layer. I'll send your work somewhere more interesting."  Thank you. 

NVM SOLVED! Needed to turn on bounding boxes. https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/selection-tool-not-showing-anchor-points-for-resizing/td-p/15536521 When I'm using the select tool this little box has appeared next to my cursor. When this is active the select tool is behaving strangely - I can't resize or adjust the object. I have to use the direct select tool which isn't helpful when I want to maintain the scale of the object.  

Es increible la cantidad de bugs, errores y mal rendimiento que tiene el software, con cada update es PEOR, es desmotivante e injusto pagar mes a mes un software tan costoso para obtener un producto tan deficiente y de pésima calidad, estoy harto del performance de este software en general, Illustrator tiene muchos mas bugs que en 2024, qué pasa???? 

We work as a team on Windows, files are linked from an area like "C:\Users\UserName\SharedDrive\" where the user name changes based on the team member. Illustrator 29.4 can handle this change. For example, if Jane and I are working on the same file, she can place a file with a link C:\Users\Jane\SharedDrive\file name.jpg, and when I open the file, Illustrator updates the link to C:\Users\Sarah\SharedDrive\file name.jpg with no issues. Jane updated to Illustrator 29.8.2 and suddenly all her links appear as missing on my computer. I tried also updating to 29.8.2 and links remained broken. We both downgraded to 29.4 and she resaved the file, links are working again for both computers.   This seems to be a bug in Illustrator 29.8.2.

I'm on MacOS. When previewing an .ai file in Finder, there will often times be phantom objects visible in Finder Preview. These objects are always duplicates of whatever is actually visible on the artboard-- usually it's a phantom object in the position the object was in the last time I saved the file. When I open the .ai file in Illustrator, those objects do not exist. The objects are not hidden; they are not on some other layer. This is particularly problematic because those phantom objects are still there if I open the .ai file in Photoshop. If I add the .ai file as a Smart Object layer in my Photoshop file, the phantom objects are there. If I attempt to edit that Smart Object, Illustrator opens up and shows the phantom objects are not there. Saving and closing DOES NOT FIX IT. Sometimes toggling the visibility of the Illustrator layer the objects are on and then saving fixes it. Sometimes toggling to outline mode fixes it. Sometimes moving the .ai from one folder to another, brings

I have simple scripts for illustrator which used to work fine for couple of years,first time to use them today in version Ai 2025 (29.0.1) and I got an error concerning undo grouperror says:app.beginUndoGroup is not a function

Hello Adobe Community Team and Community Managers, I’d like to make a request since I'm designing my Illustrator buttons for my Stream Deck XL. Would it be possible for Adobe to provide the original, official icons (in SVG, AI, or high-resolution PNG format) for the following Illustrator panels?Swatches Group Panel (the one wich gets stacked in the lateral column when collapsed)Color Group Panel (idem)Align Panel (idem plus align icons)Pathfinder Panel (idem plus pathfinder icons) The main purpose of this request is to integrate these icons as custom buttons on my Stream Deck, FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. Thank you very much for supporting the creative community!Best regards,Yuri

Illustrator Beta on arm windows sudden not available anymore, it forces me to use the web version of illustrator. So Adobe is giving up on arm windows?

Bonjour à tous et à toutes  Je me permets de m'en remettre à vous aujourd'hui car je rencontre un problème sur illustrator. En effet, j'ai utilisé l'outil "texte curviligne" sur illustrator de manière à créer un texte incurvé mais lorsque je veux le vectoriser, ce tracé curviligne devient une forme. Est-ce que vous pouvez m'en expliquer la raison mais également comment suis-je censée faire pour régler ce problème car c'est assez urgent ?  Merci beaucoup 🙂 

Is this delibrate or just some setting i need to change?  Thanks

The subscription of my university contains Ai, but I cannot see it in my Creative Cloud Software.My PC is Surface Laptop 7 (System: Windows 11 PRO on ARM64 (25H2), CPU: Snapdragon(R) X 12-core X1E80100 @ 3.40 GHz, RAM: 16.0 GB,  GPU: Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU [DirectX  12 (FL 11.1)])

I have relaunched CC Desktop, Illustrator and UXP tool in all possible combinations., even after clearing cache for UXP tool in Roaming folder. Kindly help.System: WIndows 10Illustrator version: 30.0CC Desktop version: 6.8.0.821 

I updated to Illustrator 2026 today. When I use the blend tool, it doesn't seem to function in the complete way it used to. Furthermore, when I Expand Appearance, it breaks the shapes completely. Any tips, or am I waiting for a fix?

As a created cloud member, I was made aware of an update being available for illustrator.  But after updating to Illustrator to 3.0, the pathfinder tool no longer worked.   I wanted a shape atop an image to be subtracted by pathfinder.  However pathfinder in illustrator 3.0 would not subtract the shape from the image below, nor perform any of the ten features of pathfinder. I've tried resetting the illustrator preferences, tried changing the file apperance, and tried using pathfinder in newly created file.  None made any of the pathfinder features work.  Is there a work-a-round or a fix for this bug with pathfinder in Illustrator 3.0? The pathfinder of  my previous version of Illustrator worked just fine before I upgraded.   [Moved from the Using the Community forum by moderator]

Hi everyone,I’ve been editing some images in Adobe Illustrator for my gaming website (link removed by moderator).However, after uploading them, the image quality seems to drop colors and sharpness don’t look the same as they do inside Illustrator. Can anyone please guide me on the best export settings (format, resolution, and color profile) to keep the images crisp and vibrant on the web?Any suggestions for optimizing Illustrator images for website performance are also appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone! After the newest update of illustrator and indesign I found one problem. If I ungroup objects they jump into one layer even if I have active option for remembering layers for them! Do you have any advice please? I tried a new file, new layers but its still there 😞 Jana

We have a workstation that is a PC and when saving a PDF out of Illustrator 29.8.1 with "page information" checked under marks and bleed they get a warning "The font Courier could not be embedded..." and it saves without the page information added. It seems strange that it is trying to use Courier as it uses Myriad when other save on a PC. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling Illustrator and resetting preferences.

Hi, I exported the SVG from a selection using ExtendScript, but it does not render in the browser. However, when I export it manually, it renders correctly in the browser. I have attached both SVG files here.

当我将图稿复制到 Animate 时，我发现某些元件未对齐。经过几次尝试，我确定了原因，这很可能与登记点有关。创建符号时，配准点位于符号的确切中心。但是，当我再次编辑符号时，我更改了它的外部轮廓，导致配准点不再位于中心。这会导致在自由变换后导入 Animate 时出现错位。 有什么方法可以确保在编辑符号时配准点保持在符号的确切中心？或者有没有其他方法可以避免这种错位？我在将图稿复制到animate的时候发现部分符号错位了。几番尝试之后找到了原因，大概是和套版色点有关。创建符号的时候套版色点在符号正中心，之后对符号再次编辑的时候改变了符号的外轮廓，导致套版色点不处于符号的正中心，在经过自由变化后导入animate会发生错位。请问有什么办法可以在编辑符号时一直确保套版色点在符号的正中心？或者什么方法避免这种错位。  

The windows & Doors. how would i make the light blue around the dark blue? 

Illustrator 30.0Windows 11 Version 10.0.26200 Build 26200I have seen a few postings on Actions not working in Illustrator. However, no confirmation on how to resolve.Actions are working in Illustrator Beta version and not in Ai?Fails to recordPossible remedy is to Uninstall and re-install Ai. Not sure this will work since I had to do this the other day when I kept getting the Discover screen. Thanks

The Dimension Tool has not been updated after two years of paying a subscription. I don't see any difference in this new version of Illustrator such as the ability to do scales below 1". I work on 30 foot projects and need them to fit on a Tabloid size. Corel has had scaling for decades. Why can't we work in a larger scale on the artboard? Has anyone seen any improvements besides performance?

Hello!I've been a long-time contributor to your Photostock and want to thank you for the wonderful features of your software and excellent service. But I always dream of an additional feature for Illustrator: the ability to select objects by similar size. For example, select everything smaller than the selected object. This would make your contributors' work much easier.Is this a feature you have? Or would you consider adding it in the future?Thanks)

Hopefully this makes sense. When I'm using Illustrator, and (for example) click on a path, the properties panel updates to show specific options for that object - alignment, appearance, transform, quick actions. The problem I am currently having is that after a while (seems random) this stops working and the properties panel doesn't update, it just shows the document options instead. When the properties panel is behaving like this, if I click on "Edit Artboards", "Document Setup" or "Preferences" in the panel, none of those buttons do anything. They animate as if they've been clicked but nothing happens. Closing and re-opening the panel also doesn't work. The only solution I have at the moment is closing and re-opening Illustrator, which fixes the issue temporarily. Any help would be greatly appreciated as it's quite frustrating.

Estoy usando Adobe Illustrator 2025 en macOS, pero la herramienta de selección no responde (no me permite ampliar ni mover objetos ni editar formas). Ya probé todo (reinicio, preferencias, archivos nuevos, reinstalación) y nada lo soluciona. Sin embargo, al instalar Illustrator 2022 todo funciona perfecto, así que el problema está en la versión 2025. ¿Pueden reportarlo como bug o darme una solución?