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RaCreate
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April 25, 2019
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Can't paste from InDesign to Illustrator, however, vice-versa works fine.

  • April 25, 2019
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Suddenly the most simple copy and paste will not work from indesign into illustrator.

It will work the other way (can copy/paste) from illustrator to indesign.

Item a simple vector box (or anything else for that matter).

Drag and drop, also not working.

Literally NO paste option available in illustrator.

I restarted with new preferences.

I changed preference to switch off the SVG as per some other posts.

Still not working.

Making things very difficult for me, as that's something I usually do, with NO issues every few minutes.

Please help!!

Mojave 10.14.4

Indesign (creative cloud) 14.0.2

Illustrator (cc) 23.0.3

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    Correct answer hammer0909

    In InDesign, choose Preferences Clipboard Handling. Is Copy PDF to Clipboard enabled?

    3 replies

    hammer0909
    Community Expert
    hammer0909Community ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 26, 2019

    In InDesign, choose Preferences Clipboard Handling. Is Copy PDF to Clipboard enabled?

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      Linda36280773bw5b
      Participant
      March 24, 2024

      Thank you!! This worked for me

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 25, 2019

      Do you use a clipboard enhancing system extension?

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      RaCreateAuthor
      Known Participant
      April 25, 2019

      Not that I know of. I assume that'd be something I'd install independently?

      Srishti Bali
      Community Manager
      Srishti BaliCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      April 26, 2019

      Hi Rachel,

      Thanks for the detailed information. I understand that copy-paste from Illustrator to InDesign works, however, vice-versa it doesn't. That definitely sounds unusual. I would request if you can check a few things and share results with us.

      • Try turning off GPU performance in Illustrator Preferences ( Go to Illustrator > Preferences > Performance and uncheck GPU performance).

      Regards,

      Srishti

      tromboniator
      Community Expert
      tromboniatorCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 25, 2019

      Did you try a computer restart as well as the applications?

      If it continues not working, a (short- or long-term)) solution might be to transfer assets through CC Libraries. Objects can be linked or embedded.

      Peter

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