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Can't change the color or other attributes on grouped objects.

Explorer ,
Apr 29, 2024 Apr 29, 2024

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I used to be able to click on a group and change the attributes of every object within the group at the same time. Now I can't. I don't know what changed or how to change it back. It's creating a great deal of extra work for me.

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Apr 29, 2024 Apr 29, 2024

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I think you might wanna check your attached video. All I see is a screen cap of "Better Call Saul" there... 😄

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Explorer ,
Apr 30, 2024 Apr 30, 2024

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Damn screen recorder. ðŸ˜…

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Participant ,
May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024

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Lol, this made my day!

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Community Expert ,
Apr 29, 2024 Apr 29, 2024

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There's nothing in your video.

 

THis video is about layers. But the same applies to groups: https://youtu.be/YZooJyG2UT4

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Explorer ,
Apr 30, 2024 Apr 30, 2024

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Thank you for that guide. Unfortunately, it's not working for me like it is on the video. Again, it seems to be a problem with the groups. I've attached a different video in the OP showing how it refuses to change the style when an entire group is selected, even when every item in the group has the same style. It is adding the style somewhere on the objects, like in the video, but there is no extra layer in the appearance panel.

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Community Expert ,
Apr 30, 2024 Apr 30, 2024

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How does your object look in the Appearance panel?

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Explorer ,
Apr 30, 2024 Apr 30, 2024

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Hi, sorry, I edited my reply to be more specific. You can view the new video I posted to see what it looks like.

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Apr 30, 2024 Apr 30, 2024

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Please make screenshots and embed them in your posts. 

The video has loaded. It's not clear what you are doing or what you want to change.

Please select one of the objects. Take a screenshot of the Appearance panel and the object and the layers panel and tell us what you want to change.

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 30, 2024 Apr 30, 2024

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It sounds like your "Isolate Selected Group" option might be enabled. This feature restricts attribute changes to only the selected object within a group. To disable it, go to the "Object" menu, then "Isolate Selected Group," and click "Release." This should restore the ability to change attributes for all objects within the group simultaneously.

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Community Expert ,
Apr 30, 2024 Apr 30, 2024

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The video is extremely blurry, but it's not in isolation mode.

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Participant ,
May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024

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Same problem here! I can't use eyedropper or manually change color without ungrouping items (including outlined text -- which is a huge problem because there are so many characters).

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May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024

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Check your appearance panel. If you cannot decode it, please post a screenshot.

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New Here ,
Aug 29, 2024 Aug 29, 2024

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Thank you for posting this. I've been infuriated with this change since it was implemented. I was able to find a workaround on another help thread and wanted to share, in case you never got your answer. If you toggle off Eyedropper Options > Appearance, it will stop applying colors/strokes/etc. to the group and restore back to applying just to individual objects. It even seems to reestore the functionality for non-eyedropper methods (like clicking on a new swatch or manually updating stroke weight). Hope this helps!

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Community Expert ,
Aug 29, 2024 Aug 29, 2024

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The behvaviour of the eyedropper tool has not been changed at least since version CS3

You can watch the screenrecordings here: https://youtu.be/JPXXGqch4BY 

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