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September 20, 2023
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How to deactivate/ disable / turn off Contextual Task Bar in Illustrator

  • September 20, 2023
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How can I deactivate the Contextual Task Bar of my illustrator, it is annoying to be looking at it floating there for me it is annoying I should see an option to deactivate or activate to the user's liking

Regards I hope for your help as soon as possible 

Correct answer Monika Gause

Window > Contextual task bar. Just remove the checkmark

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Participant
August 14, 2024

The pencil tool soften contextual bar not only appears even if I uncheck the Windows> Context Bar , it appears IN THE CENTER of the screen.

 

Please correct this as soon as possible or at least pin it like Photoshop. It´s incredibly annoying.

(Does your development teams for different tools not exchange features?)

Anubhav M
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 14, 2024

Hello @zenith_lark24135,

Thanks for reaching out. Would you mind sharing some more details, like the exact version of the OS/Illustrator, and a screen recording of the problem (https://adobe.ly/3yI6DBx), so we can better assist you?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,
Anubhav

Juan Cano
Inspiring
October 14, 2023

How can I make it appear? I do Wondow > Contextual Bar and it doesn't appear.

 

 

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 14, 2023

Select something with the selection tool (black arrow) does not work?

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
September 20, 2023

Window > Contextual task bar. Just remove the checkmark

Participating Frequently
October 5, 2023

Will it reappear next time you open Illustrator?

Participant
March 28, 2024

Even better, it will pop up at each new document you open. This is great Adobe......