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danc99051508
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April 9, 2021
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Text highlighted/filled blue when using gradient tool

  • April 9, 2021
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Hi,

I'm trying to use the gradient tool on some text which works fine, however, whenever I am adjusting the gradient the text is highlighted blue (the layer colour) until I release the click so I can't see my adjustments until I release the left click. How can I fix this? This only occurs on text but not shapes. I've turned off object highlighting and can't figure it out for the life of me. How to get rid of blue highlight on Text in Illustrator | Adobe Illustrator Tutorial - YouTube I found this video with my exact problem but the solution doesn't fix it for me.

 

Any help greatly appreciated!

 

 

 

 

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    danc99051508Author
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    April 11, 2021

    Just bumping this, anyone else got any solutions to this? Would be greatly appreciated

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      martinw40684308
      Participant
      September 8, 2023

      I just had this issue with some text. Try hiding the gradient annotator ( ⌥ + ⌘ = G) under the view menu

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 9, 2021

      Smart guides are off?

      Try and turn off the "Show edges" as well. Don't forget to turn it on again when you're done.

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      danc99051508Author
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      April 9, 2021

      Unfortunately, that doesn't fix it for me and yeah smart guides are off

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