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What I have here is a design where the linework “flows” into a rectangular border that frames everything.  I need to bring the inner border in to where the red rectangle is.  I don’t wand to scale everything down, just change the inner rectangle to where the red one sits, effectively “trimming” everything with the red rectangle.  In the past I thought I have done this with pathfinder, but I can seem to make it work.  I have tried to combine the red rectangle with an outside rectangle, but that didn’t work.  The info panel says all shapes are closed.  Any help would be greatly appreciated...

  Found this on accident. At least on Mac OS and Illustrator 30.7, when in the file menu to place files, there is a button to “Generate with Firefly.” Clicking it takes basically takes over your Illustrator and sends you to a dedicated Firefly workspace. There is the option to open it in Firefly Web and the option to “Open in Editor”; this button seemingly does nothing but close the window and bring you back to Illustrator with your original file ready to be placed.  Genuinely just curious, how long has this been in Illustrator? Has anyone else ever noticed it? I can’t seem to find any other way to access this menu (for once that’s a good thing) and given there are so many other ways to generate inside Illustrator already, do we really need an entire dedicated workspace with a convoluted way to access it? It didn’t even start to load and instead just gave me a grey screen for 3+ minutes on my first click, I had to restart Illustrator for it to work. I would hope having a fully dedicate

Hi,I'm using an EAN-13 barcode font.In InDesign, I know exactly what makes it work: Adobe World-Ready Paragraph Composer.The problem is Illustrator.If I copy a working EAN-13 barcode from InDesign into Illustrator, it works correctly.But if I create a new text object in Illustrator from scratch, enter the same EAN-13 digits, and apply the same font, it does not work.So there is clearly some text/composition setting being carried over from InDesign, but I cannot find the equivalent option in Illustrator.What is the Illustrator equivalent of InDesign's Adobe World-Ready Paragraph Composer?Where can I enable it, or what Illustrator text setting do I need to use so that a newly created text object behaves like the one pasted from InDesign?Thanks!

I want to activate two functions of text:One is:Preferences>Text>Automatically adjust the text size in the new area“The second one is the menu:"Text>>Regional Text Options>Auto Resize“I have searched a lot of information but have not been successful, and it seems that I can only open the preferences option.A single text object cannot be set, which is a bit unscientific.function setAutoTextFrames() { //var autoSize = app.preferences.getBooleanPreference("text/autoSizing"); //app.preferences.setBooleanPreference("text/autoSizing", true); var autoSize = app.preferences.getStringPreference('text/autoSizing'); alert(autoSize);}setAutoTextFrames();https://judicious-night-bca.notion.site/app-getIntegerPreference-e4088e6caef64b3ba5b801d86fba7877  

I can't for the life of me figure out how to stop these insanely annoying popup 'tips' every time i select a tool i haven't used in a while. There seems to be a different way to turn these off for each product, turning some options off doesn't always work and its really starting to bug the hell out of me. In illustrator for example I've unchecked the tool tips option in preferences, but I still get these massive intrusive buggers that disrupt my workflow!I 've been using Adobe software for over a decade and i really don't need to be told how to use the crop tool.Is there a way, hacky or not, to remove all of these at once for all products??

Please add a preferences toggle that keeps the active path/drawing tool engaged when a user switches to the zoom tool or uses zoom commands. Constantly losing the active anchor point during view changes slows down my drawing workflow.Again, I just want to be able to zoom and have the path still active instead of having to click on the most recent anchor point to reactivate it. Also, make the hit box bigger for users with a wacom stylus. Thank you!

yeah so i have my file opened and layers panel is there but the layers dont shownot on my second monitor or anything

Looking into this again. I cannot possibly be the only one on the planet experiencing this.Anyone have any issues with their document window opening in a narrow strip? Always narrow width full height.Every document. Every time.Multiple documents stack inside this narrow window.Documents set to open in tabs.Same regardless if Illustrator is opened first or opens with document.Documents on external drives and local machine.Like so:2016 MacBook Pro 15-inch 16 GB RAMMid-2015 MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch 16 GB RAMMacOS Mojave (current)Mac Illustrator CC 2019 (current)Application Frame turned off. (with frame turned on things work differently... fine)Both built in display and 32-inch 4k.Only started this when I upgraded to 2019.Clicking here expands the window too it's original, correct size.Reset preferences.Uninstalled Illustrator and files. Caches, etc.Reset workspaces. Changed Workspaces.Happens on both of my machines. I do not run any third-party plugins or extensions, so all is basically

I’m experiencing severe, eventually complete freezes in Illustrator 30.8.1 on Windows 11. The freeze occurs during normal operations (e.g. selecting objects or changing stroke colours), not necessarily while using fonts.Configuration:* Windows 11, build 26200* Intel i7-13700KF* 64 GB RAM* RTX 3060 12 GB (Studio Driver v616.56)* Illustrator 30.8.1.* FontBase 2026.5.23* ~2,600 activated fontsI have already tried the usual troubleshooting steps, including resetting Illustrator preferences, disabling GPU acceleration, clearing relevant caches, testing different display/scaling settings, and testing with FontBase closed. The issue persisted.I captured several full user dumps while Illustrator was completely frozen (approximately 6-7 Gb each). All show the UI thread stuck in:ntdll!NtEnumerateValueKeyKERNELBASE!BaseRegEnumValueOldKERNELBASE!RegEnumValueWadvapi32!RegEnumValueWStubCoolType.dllIllustrator.exeThe registry key being enumerated was:HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\

Ilustrator 30.7 on a M1 Macbook Pro - Create a text box, enter my type, adjust size and leading. Create a border around the text box with the rectangle tool, group both.  Scale the group with the scale tool, and the type remains the same size.   Convert type to point type, redo the border, group, scale and now the type scales, but the leading does not scale.I have another machine (intel based) that has no issue with multiple text blocks, grouped and scales with either the corner pin or the scale tool no issues at all. I can’t keep converting all my text blocks to point type just to scale….What is going on? Edit to add - I have 24 text boxes that were created to fit into a certain area, I used to be able to scale the entire sheet to fit another size, now it won’t scale the type properly at all.   

I’ve lodged a bug on uservoice: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/51665947-illustrator-30-8-extendscript-debugger-cannot-attIt would be really helpful if any ExtendScript Debugger users reading this who are using Illustrator v30.8 could confirm this bug so we can know more, eg. which platforms it affects.Thanks.

Hello,Is it possible for layers containing artwork / text to be hidden / unhidden, based on a selection or check box that is made as part of a decision process?For example. Like when a new document is created, there is a selection process for the size and details of that document the user has to input. I would like a similar selection process; however, it would have questions like “is the product Round or Square”. Depending on the check box / pick list value selected, the artwork on the appropriate layer would be hidden / unhidden in the correct location.To give a bit more context, I am a Technical Artworker for a company needing to create labels for products. I currently have various enormous templates where I need to drag and drop labels of pre-determined size and change the text, depending on the product specification. This is long winded and open to human error. A selection process, tool, or add-on that helped with this would be a huge time saving.Any feedback would be most welcome

 Hi, I have a problem that I cannot save my work in illustrator. Once I saved, It pop up this window and it tells that there is errors. May anyone can help? I need this file very soon! Thanks!

Avant je faisais une sélection de plusieurs liens puis "Rééditer le lien" et une fenêtre s'ouvrait autant de fois que j'avais sélectionné de liens. Maintenant quand je sélectionne plusieurs liens une fenêtre s'ouvre uniquement pour le premier lien et c'est tout... que puis-je faire pour que ca remarche comme avant? Merci d'avance de votre aide

I am unable to pay for subscription of adobe illustrator and Photoshop and I want to use pre activated version for my startup.Can I use it? Untill I am able to pay for subscription.

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?

Whenever I try to open an .ai file containing elements linked to a Nextcloud server folder (virtual files that have already been downloaded), the application consistently stops responding.This never happened before; the error only started occurring yesterday.  

Some times Sketch to Vector gives a slightly cropped result when using the Gemini model 3.0 . Is there a maximum height?

Say you have a curved path, just a 'u' shaped curved path. There's 3 anchor points in that path, 2 at the ends and 1 at the middle.How do I remove the middle anchor point without changeing the shape of the curved path?

I am having trouble getting the anchor points to allign with the edge of the shape per my professor’s instruction. Is there a step missing? (see the professors video and my video for comparisions.) Link to the professor’s video:  

Après avoir fait la mise à jour illustrator 30.7 vers la version 30.8, illustrator se fige lors d’une importation d’image jpg. Pas de message d’erreur, impossible de quitter sauf avec le gestionnaire des taches de windows. Donc je suis revnu à la version 30.7 pour finir mon travail avec importation d’image.Processeur    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700KF (3.40 GHz)Mémoire RAM installée    32,0 Go (31,8 Go utilisable)Système d’exploitation 64 bits, processeur x64Édition    Windows 11 ProfessionnelVersion    25H2

Adobe Illustrator 30.7 |  8, 2026  | Windows Pro 11An error massage every time open the file:“An error occurred trying to read the linked file “***.jpg”. Choose Replace to select another file or Ignore to leave the link unchanged.Replace | Ignore | Cancel”I linked jpg image under the clipping mask. Saved. Open the Illustrator file. Get error: "An error occurred trying to read the linked file “***.jpg”. Choose Replace to select another file or Ignore to leave the link unchanged.Replace | Ignore | Cancel"I choose "Ignore", and what I see is the 1 huge, unscaled image above the clipping group plus 2 scaled images within the clipping group, (3 links in total). If I delete 1 huge, unscaled image above and 1 scaled image within the clipping group, save, and open again, everything repeats - 3 links in total.Also, if I scale only an image within the clipping group, it shows SVG processing.

I’ve been writing scripts for many years and I have created a large library of helper “include” scripts that I share between scripts, but they have never worked when I need a UI Window. Is this a known behavior?I just went through a long trouble shooting session with AI and tested all kinds of configurations and here is what I knowthe included files run and there are no errors - I can verify defined variables and functions when I run the script, but any UI fails to loadthe UI shows if instead of #include, I eval() the filethe UI shows if I interrupt the script with an alert() window and the UI will remain visible till I dismiss the alertI’ve tested it with stripped down scripts with no logic just the UI. stripped down include files, even empty ones, the conclusion is the same. #include causes windows to not show, or close immediately. i have “#target illustrator; #targetengine main” at top. etc.Is this the expected behavior?

Hey everyone, I’ve been using Illustrator for a while now, but recently it’s been getting super laggy even on simple files. I didn’t change anything major on my system, so I’m a bit confused what’s causing it. Has anyone else faced this or found a fix that actually works?

ISSUE: Illustrator 2025’s CEPHtmlEngine.exe issues a Video Wake Lock, preventing screen saver and display timeout.  (causing potential screen burn-in and unneccesary power use) OS: Windows 10, version 19045.5487GPU: Intel ARC A770, Driver 31.0.101.5382 Steps to Reproduce:1. Open Illustrator 2025 or let it run in the background2. Set screen saver to 5 minutes, display off to 10 minutes in Windows settings.3. Wait—nothing triggers screen saver or screen power event, no events posted in Event Viewer4. Kill all "CEPHtmlEngine.exe" processes in Task Manager5. Wait6. Result: Screen saver and power timeouts trigger properly at 5 and 10 minute marks Issue located with the assistance of Grok AI instructions as follows...To detect, open: CMD (elevated) and enter "powercfg /requests"Output: DISPLAY: [PROCESS] ... CEPHtmlEngine.exe - Video Wake Lock (screenshot attached)