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Folks let me start off by saying I am an absolute beginner with Ilustrator, zero knowledge. I have this stock .ai file: Now I want it to be A4 size, so I opened an A4 size document and placed the image in it, so now it is like this:  How so I scale only the blue and red backgrounds so that they fill the top and the bottom of the page without scaling all the text and everything else with it? Thank you and please kindly ELI5 if you do have time to respond.

I am attempting to create an illustrated poster in adobe Illustrator 2025. The illustrations are of some simple flowers but are composed of lots of lines with a rough texture art brush. I illustrated the first three flowers without issue and everything was smooth. Then I come back to it to draw the fourth and suddenly it is like trying to wade through treacle. Illustrator brings up a small window saying 'Applying Art Brush' after every single action I make. Wether that's toggling a layer visibility, selecting an anchor point with the pen tool or anything similar. Moving an anchor with the pen tool takes several seconds to calculate and update. I also created a flat coloured square shape behind the flower illustration with no stroke applied, however it seems to be glitching and has applied the artbrush I used for the lines in the illustration as a stroke around the shape. Nothing I do to the shape will remove it and when I create a new shape it has the same issue. I have

Why the stroke shown as gridlines after saving a vector file in pdf or svg from illustrator?

Hi, so I ran into a blocking error today while running RandomSwatchesFill.js, a well-known script for Adobe Illustrator. The goal is simple: fill the selected shapes with a random color from the swatches I have selected. It worked perfectly yesterday, but today Illustrator suddenly stops with an error on line 20. Nothing has changed in my Illustrator setup between then and now, which makes the issue even more puzzling.The Script:  mySelection = app.activeDocument.selection; myDoc = app.activeDocument; if (mySelection instanceof Array) { selSwatches = myDoc.swatches.getSelected(); if(selSwatches.length != 0) for (i=0; i<mySelection.length; i++) { if(mySelection[i].typename == "PathItem" || mySelection[i].typename == "CompoundPathItem") { selItem = mySelection[i]; selItem.filled = true; swatchIndex = Math.round( Math.random() * (selSwatches.length - 1 ));

Yesterday morning I could open multiple Illstrator files at the same time, yesterday evening I had difficulties even opening one at a time... anyone else experiencing this? I am using 29.8.2 

I'm having increasing difficulty grabbing bezier control points - not the ends of segments, but the little round handles on the ends of the control tangents.I used to make Illustrator fly but now I waste so much time grabbing, failing, grabbing again, accidentally deselectiing, selecting again, failing to grab yet again, grabbing again and again...Even if i very carefully and slowly grab the point, Illustrator fails to notice and my mouse pointed slides off without moving it. I find it's particularly oe even more difficult to grab a point when its on or near a guide line.I have looked in prefs and I think the selection anchor & display snap to and tolerance only apply to segment end points.Am I missing something? Is it a bug? Is there a setting somewhere else I can fiddle with? Any suggestions?Cheers,K.

My Curvature tool has these strange crosshairs, and I'm still able to use it, but wherever I move it, the pen glitches at every point instead of allowing me to move around freely.

I was working on a graphic that had solid colors and no outlines. Now I have all outlines and no fill colors. Did I accidentally hit a key that did that? How do I get back to my intended graphic? 

I am trying to place a linked file onto my Illustrator artboard and everytime that I try to place it I get the following pop up after it tries to place. I've dragged the file from my desktop onto the page and it allows me to embed the file, but when I try to "unembed" and link the file, I get the same message that "illustrator cannot read the file. Try to replacing this with another valid link" I have resaved the file as a different color format in PSD to see if that would help, it didn't. I also tried restarting. Uninstalling illustrator and reinstalling it.  Please let me know if you have any suggestions!

Is there a way to cycle through the fonts for a selected text? Or do you have to manually go up in Type/Fonts and select a new font, over and over again?Also, do I have a problem with my mouse or is it impossible to scroll through the fonts using the mouse wheel? I have to use the arrow keys at the top or bottom of the Text menu, and when the thing finally moves it does so in super slow motion. Alternatively, is it possible to open a window showing all installed fonts at once so you don't have to scroll?Thank you.

Hi there! Hope someone can help. I am working on illustrator and am noticing that after a while (it varies), every time I am in Isolated Group mode, it freezes. Seems like I could keep working but all objects remain the same... So I have to save, exit and restart..  Dunno how to fix this. Anyone? I appreciate your help!

Hey folksI have a user whose Adobe Illustrator crashes everytime she tries to convert a .PDF to a .JPG. We've tried reinstalling the software, to no avail. So far we've been able to do a work-around as she's now exporting to .PNG.I've took the liberty to export a .dmp file as well as a logfile from Windows Event Viewer (However this doesn't really show much)Hoping someone else has had a similar issue and found a way to fix it.Doesn't look like there's a way to attach files, so i zipped it and put it on uploadfiles.io: https://ufile.io/6tmr7

I've been using my Samsung S7+ tablet and I heard that adobe has a mobile version. My girlfriend is autistic and ONLY uses Samsung. This is a problem because apparently Adobe has no app for her to use. I'm looking for anyone to explain how to install illustrator or any of the other apps not found on Google play on her S7+ tablet or if Adobe will finally place these in Google play and end the discrimination it creates by to making all apps equally accessible.     {Renamed by MOD}

I am led to believe the official latest version of Illustrator is 29.8.1 (released August 2025). Somehow I have 29.8.2 Is anyone able to confirm either issue?

I’m experiencing an issue with Adobe Illustrator where I cannot copy anything. Both Ctrl+C and right-click > Copy cause the software to crash immediately. This has been happening repeatedly throughout the day. Could you please advise on the cause and any possible solution? It’s really frustrating that Illustrator can’t handle such a basic function like copying without crashing.

I have had AI for many years now, but suddenly this morning I get this message when trying to open-up AI, which I need for my business. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling. I have tried system restore. Nothing. Please help. 

Hi, I am having issues printing one of my custome sized pages for printing greeting cards, in Illustrator. I have 2 custom page sizes, 140 x 280 mm and 175 x 125 mm, the 140 x 280 mm doesn't print out correctly at all but the 125 x 175 one does? I just upodated my imac to tahoe not sure if its related or not?

I've encountered a rendering issue starting in Illustrator 29.6.0, and it's still present in 29.6.1. Here's how to reproduce it: Create a simple circle.Create a simple rectangle.Place the circle inside the rectangle using a clipping mask.Apply any transparency to the circle (e.g., set opacity < 100%, or add a drop shadow). Result:The rendering becomes corrupted for any object positioned beneath the clipping mask (try placing a filled shape underneath to see the issue clearly). Additional Notes:The issue only appears in GPU Preview.Switching to CPU Preview restores correct rendering.Changing the color profile or color model did not resolve the issue.Deleting Illustrator's preferences folder also had no effect.Rolling back to Illustrator 29.5 resolves the issue.Screenshot attached. System:iMac Retina 5K (27", 2017)macOS Ventura 13.7.6 Upvote BugKindly upvote this UserVoice (https://adobe.ly/3GG0k5l)

Hi everyone, since the last update, my hyperlinks have stopped working or showing up in the saved PDF. I have been making edits to a series of posters, and I have not changed anything. They worked all along, until the update. Now, the only thing that is hyperlinked is the email address, which the program did automatically. My URLs are correct, and I am choosing to preserve hyperlinks when I save the PDF. It just worked, until it didn't with the update. Any advice? I would hate to open each poster in Acrobat and create hyperlinks there with each edit update I send to the client. Thanks

Alguém poderia me ajudar?Estava usando o illustrator normalmente e ele travou, simplesmente não conseguia nem fechar ele, tive que forçar o encerramento dele (utilizo um MacBook Air).Já tentei de tudo: desinstalei todos os programas da Adobe, instalei novamente, atualizei o software do computador, reiniciei diversas vezes, mas toda vez que abro o programa ele tranca em uma tela cinza, e não é possível nem fechar ele, somente forçando o encerramento. Me ajudem!!!! Preciso do programa para trabalhar. Obs. Os outros programas estão abrindo normalmente, isso está acontecendo somente com o illustrator 

I was in the process of making a vector, and left the app, however after coming back, it reverted my version to a older one. I was trying to find it in archive and the deleted files, however, it is lost. I am using iOS version.

This video shows creating a Halftone effect. But it did not come to me. How to fix it? Video was uploaded. File was uploaded as well.Holftone Effect  

Eversince I updated Illustrator to vesion 29.8.2, my files are completely failing to open. I just get the loading wheel and nothing happens for a long time. When I right click on the Illustrator icon in my dock while I am waiting for the file to open, I get a message saying "Application nortresponsing". I have to force quite, restart my computer and then retry opening the file for it to actually respond. This is happening for every Ai file. A collegue of mine is having the same issue after updating and my Mac is fully up to date as of sending this message so the issue is Illustrator

I am trying to link in a CAD drawing. Neither DWG nor DXF are supported on my end. I have seen conflicting information online and wish to clarify if this is possible or not.Thanks.