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March 31, 2020
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Copy Excel Graphs into Illustrator

  • March 31, 2020
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I'm having issues copying certain graphs from Excel to Illustrator. Some paste just fine. Others paste like this example. The text is scrambled. I'm assuming it's a security measure encrypting the data. Wanted to ask the community though as this isn't always the case. 

 

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    Correct answer mjbelt

    Change the Font/Size in Excel before pasting it into Illustrator.

    Alternate option: re-create graph in Illustrator.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/graphs.html

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    mjbeltCorrect answer
    Participating Frequently
    March 31, 2020

    Change the Font/Size in Excel before pasting it into Illustrator.

    Alternate option: re-create graph in Illustrator.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/graphs.html

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      Gunes Ozcan_work
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      April 3, 2023

      This only worked for 1 graph in the same file. I am on Windows.

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 31, 2020

      Is that on a Mac?

      In that case try a different font in Excel. There maight be issues with Calibri

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        ruchaBodas
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        June 22, 2022

        Lol I was not expecting this but this solved my issue. Directly copy-pasting an excel table with Calibri text led to a table full of nonsense pasted into illustrator. Changed the font in excel & problem solved! This is such a weird bug 😄

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