Unable to select color from Swatch Panel

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May 7, 2018
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That is pretty much it... when I have an active shape or line, I can not change the color by clicking on a color in the Swatch panel. Pretty irritating.

Illustrator CC 22.1

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Correct answer CMcDowall

In the normal course of work, restarting the computer once or twice (thunderstorms overhead), and restarting Illustrator, the problem seems to be corrected. I never reset the preferences as suggested. I am sure that was good advice, but the problem took care of itself before I had to resort to that. It is working in both the original file I noticed it in, and in new files today. Thanks all. C

Srishti_Bali

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Hi there,

I would like to know if the steps suggested above worked for you, or the issue still persists.

Kindly update the discussion if you need further assistance with it.

Thanks,

Srishti

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CMcDowallAuthorCorrect answer

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In the normal course of work, restarting the computer once or twice (thunderstorms overhead), and restarting Illustrator, the problem seems to be corrected. I never reset the preferences as suggested. I am sure that was good advice, but the problem took care of itself before I had to resort to that. It is working in both the original file I noticed it in, and in new files today. Thanks all. C

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CMcDowallAuthor

Inspiring

Kurt, I have been doing a lot of work in a single file, which is on draft 6 now. It has not been a problem until today. It is for simple shapes, either fill or stroke. Hopefully later it will reset itself when Illustrator is restarted. Right now I am just selecting and adjusting color from existing shapes nearby.