Editing symbols - Layer Options - changing 'select' color doesn't work

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February 27, 2024
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Illustrator latest version, Windows 10.

When I'm editing a symbol its default 'select' colour, ie the colour of the outline of selected shapes, is yellow, which is unhelpful as it's not especially visible. If I use the dropdown menu on the Layers palette to change this colour, eg 'options for "Symbol X', I can change the colour to something else and that change is reflected on screen, but when I exit symbol editing mode by any method it reverts to yellow. How can I change this? It's really annoying as I'm working with symbols with a lot of yellow in at the moment.

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pixxxelschubser

Community Expert

Only in editing mode?

Or in the normal view too?

(Perhaps you are working on a "yellow" layer in the document? Please show a screenshot.)

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whatsourvectorvictor?Author

Participating Frequently

Any ideas? I have investigated further and have worked out this - it's a different colour, apparently randomly chosen, across different files I've used in the past with symbols in them. Also, if I am saving multiple versions of a document eg file_1, file_2 etc, it sometimes but not always changes the default colour between them.

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello and thank you for your reply

I'm on Illustrator 28.3 , Windows 10 Pro version 22h2 build 19045.4046

The issue really seems to be that there is no option to change the outline colour of a symbol when editing rather than an intermittent bug. It's like the option has been left out.

Thank you

Hello @defaulttav7q66m4fka,

I understand that this functionality is important to you, and I apologize for its unavailability at this time. Would you mind creating a UserVoice for this feature request (https://adobe.ly/43789HW) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Thanks,

Anubhav

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