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TheMindzeye
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August 2, 2020
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Unable to use brush tool in Illustrator

Why can't I use the brush tool in Illustrator

 

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Srishti_Bali
Srishti_BaliCorrect answer
Legend
September 9, 2020

Hi there,

 

Sorry about this trouble. I am hopeful that the issue was fixed. If not, we have recently released an update for Illustrator 2020 (v 24.3) which contains some stability fixes. If you are not already on v24.3, then we recommend you to update to latest version.

 

If that doesn't help, try steps shared in this similar discussion and share your observations with us.

 

Regards,

Srishti

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Logoman2014
Logoman2014
Participant
May 29, 2026

So this is a thing, having the same issue in Photoshop (27.7)

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Harshika Verma
Community Manager
Harshika VermaCommunity Manager
Community Manager
May 29, 2026

Hi ​@Logoman2014,

Sorry to hear you’re unable to use brush tool in Photoshop. Would you mind posting your question on the Photoshop community so our Photoshop experts can help you?

 

Thanks,

Harshika

 

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marina29944412pk2z
Participant
October 29, 2025

Illustrator insert the ~ symnol,how to turn it off

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Anubhav M
Community Manager
Anubhav MCommunity Manager
Community Manager
October 29, 2025

Hello @marina29944412pk2z,

Thanks for reaching out. Could you please start a new post with details of the OS/Illustrator version installed and screenshots/a screen recording of your workflow, so we can better assist you?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

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Srishti_Bali
Srishti_BaliCorrect answer
Legend
September 9, 2020

Hi there,

 

Sorry about this trouble. I am hopeful that the issue was fixed. If not, we have recently released an update for Illustrator 2020 (v 24.3) which contains some stability fixes. If you are not already on v24.3, then we recommend you to update to latest version.

 

If that doesn't help, try steps shared in this similar discussion and share your observations with us.

 

Regards,

Srishti

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tromboniator
Community Expert
tromboniatorCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 2, 2020

Would you care to elaborate on that? How, step by step, are you attempting to use it, what behavior are you expecting, and what, exactly, happens when you try?

 

Thanks,
Peter

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