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robby999
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August 28, 2026
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Why is it becoming more difficult to select paths with smart guides off?

  • August 28, 2026
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Just curious. Why has it become more difficult to select paths with smart guides off? Even with the black square dot appearing on the arrow cursor, clicking in Illustrator frequently fails to select the line I’m pointing to. Yet clicking the exact same spot with the smart guides on, results in selection.

And while I’m at it…

Why does creating a new paragraph style with text selected most often (but not always) result in a style sheet that is missing font, weight, and color?

Why does the appearance palette frequently require me to deleselect and reselect an effect before the trash can icon activates?

Why does the swatches palette frequently require me to deselect and reselect swatches before the plus icon activates?

Why does changing stroke color of a selection containing both lines using arrows and lines not using arrows, result in all lines using arrows?

…why is Illustrator’s interface becoming less reliable?

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    creative explorer
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    Community Expert
    August 29, 2026

    @robby999 are you using the tools correctly? You have the selection tools (black arrow) and the direct selection tools (white arrow)? I have no issues with Illustrator and I have the smart guides off, sometimes which helps is having a stroke on the path to easier select.

    With regards to the other questions, maybe check out the tutorials within the ‘Learn’ in the main dashboard of Illustrator
     

     

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