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November 2, 2018
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Turn off "clippy" helpful tips in Illustrator !?!

  • November 2, 2018
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Hello,

I am having a hard time focusing in Illustrator because I'm getting nailed with these blue "helpful" tips, that try to tell me how to use things when I click around the program. Also experienced in INDD. I never turned these on and I cannot figure out how to turn them off. Beyond irritating. Does anyone know how to get rid of these ?!?

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    ryan_edwards
    ryan_edwards
    Inspiring
    November 2, 2018

    Its for new users and anyone not new just has to deal with them.

    They do get annoying at times (and I hate that photoshop allows you to turn off ;rich tool tips' but not illustrator)

    I usually just click around the gui to trigger the animations and then cleanly close out the app and restart *and pray it remembers I 'saw' the tool tips* so it stops snagging my mouse to play cartoon dogs, etc.

    ...my issue in the past is I would deal with them mid project and either crash my machine or close it in such a way it 'forgot' I saw the tool tips so they'd keep coming back. (clean session and close solves that)

    This is just one of those mild frustrations... adobe has easier learning tools in the app now... (and as always the trusty help link) no real need for the rich tool tips in my opinion--but I am experienced enough to deal with a issue (I imagine new users love the rich tool tips and would feel overwhelmed without them)

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 2, 2018

    Usually when you close them once they will be gone. Does that not work for you?

    maxb99151043
    maxb99151043Author
    Participating Frequently
    November 2, 2018

    It doesn't, because I don't want them to show up in the first place. Although each one only shows up once, there are *so many* that it has become a real obstruction to workflow. And I never know when or where they're going to trigger.

    I am surprised Adobe didn't ask my permission before adding these interruptions, but at the very least there should be a way to turn them off.

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 2, 2018

      Pleae make a feature request: http://illustrator.uservoice.com

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