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davidd69213321
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March 21, 2018
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can't open the illustration. there is not enough room for the window; increase document area and try again

  • March 21, 2018
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i m using illustrator cs6 and i payed for and downloaded a vector file, when i try to open it my illustrator window get smaller and this error comes up "can't open the illustration. there is not enough room for the window; increase document area and try again" what the hell do i do, adobe technicall support has been no help so far

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    Correct answer Supanatk

    I laughed to myself when I finally found out that, "Resize the application window" is-- Just grab its lower right corner and drag.

    Then click open the file again.

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    default1lsbdtmwqnuv
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    June 26, 2021

    In some cases, the posted answer does not work, specifically when the last time the file was last edited on a larger-resolution monitor than is availalbe now. In this case, the workaround is to create a *NEW* document, and then "place" (Ctrl-Shift-P) the old file on the new, blank canvas. You may need to resize artboards etc.

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    CASHINATOR BW
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    November 13, 2019

    🤣🤣🤣 ey bro thnx a lot the trick works perfect and feel stupid too, I should have tried this.

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    SupanatkCorrect answer
    Participant
    May 24, 2018

    I laughed to myself when I finally found out that, "Resize the application window" is-- Just grab its lower right corner and drag.

    Then click open the file again.

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      default05yq4vekg0v2
      Participant
      September 4, 2021

      thanks

       

      Srishti Bali
      Community Manager
      Srishti BaliCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 22, 2018

      Hi davidd,

      Would you mind sharing the file?

      Regards,

      Srishti

      John Mensinger
      Community Expert
      John MensingerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 21, 2018

      What OS?

      What format is the file?

      Does his happen when you double-click the file? File > Open? File > Place?

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      davidd69213321Author
      Participant
      March 22, 2018

      windows 7 premium

      i've attatched the file

      yes it happens when i double click it or open it from ai

      John Mensinger
      Community Expert
      John MensingerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 22, 2018

      David,

      The file attachment function doesn't quite work on this forum. You'd have to upload the file to a share-able location using Dropbox or something similar, then post a link here.

      In the meantime, try this:

      Close down Illustrator, then re-launch.

      Tap the F key once.

      Press Ctrl+O and open the problem file.

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