Illustrator 29.7 | Enhanced Artboards, Colors, Find setting faster, & Improved User Interface

[HARSHIKA_VERMA]

Hey everyone!

With the Illustrator v29.7 release, we’re excited to introduce powerful updates designed to make your design experience smoother, smarter, and more accessible. Please check what's new to learn more about this release. 

Update now to experience these improvements and elevate your creativity! 

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Artboards Enhancements!

Work with artboards more intuitively—add or duplicate them right from the canvas. Rename multiple artboards at once. Easily identify the active artboard to stay focused while designing. Check this page for more details.

Colors Enhancements!

Work with color more precisely and flexibly across your designs. Smarter gradients and reusable recent colors make applying and managing color effortless. Streamline your workflow while enhancing creative control. Check this page for more info.

Instant Preferences Search!

The Search bar in Preferences helps you instantly find any setting. Just type a keyword—whether it’s for performance, UI, or tools—and jump straight to the option you need.

Improved Accessibility

Navigate with ease using screen readers, keyboard shortcuts, and enhanced accessibility settings across toolbars, menus, and panels.

Fixed Issues

Illustrator v29.7 also includes several bug fixes. Take a look here.

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[TG & SP]

Thanks. I can only zoom out to 3.13% now

[TG & SP]

Sorry, If I create a new "Large Canvas" document ic an zoom out to 0.31%. However, once I close that file down and reopen it I can only zoom out to 3.13%. I might add that we are working on a Microsoft Windows PC and not a Mac...

[Ton Frederiks]

If I understand correctly, your files are not really damaged, but they have become 10% of what they were.

Which version are you using? There is an 29.8 update at the moment. wonder if that may help.

[TG & SP]

Yes, that is correct. They are not damaged. I am currently running the 29.8 version, and it's this version that has created the issue. The older versions worked perfectly. All our UV flat-bed printers and CNC routers are running off of Adobe Illustrator, which worked well when we supplied files at a 1:1 ratio. We have had issues in the past when the production team cut from a file that's at a reduced ratio...

[Ton Frederiks]

I have reported your problem to someone from the Illustrator team who are currently investigating problems with the scale factor.

[TG & SP]

Thanks 🙂

[mackimi]

Was ich auch noch sagen wollte, der dicke Zeichenflächenrahmen ist schrecklich. Könnt Ihr den bitte wieder fein machen. 

[aleGi]

Why the management of PSD dont work like InDesign? If I have a Photo that I want hide a layer ... I can't.

Wouldn't it be preferable to have the same file management in the 2 programs?

[Ton Frederiks]

You can do feature requests here:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

or add a comment here:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/46289125-place-...

[watermelon5]

Since 2010, I asked for basic automatic margin settings in Illustrator just like in InDesign and all I got was Artificial Intelligence.  🤷🏻‍:female_sign:

[Ton Frederiks]

There is a feature request here, is that yours?

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/206...

[watermelon5]

It's not my thread, but I'm pretty sure I've posted this on the suggestions as far back as 2010. I remember people giving up on it. Imagine measuring doc margins for every single artboard or every art board having different margins?? 🤦🏻‍:female_sign:

[watermelon5]

Oh, and by the way, I love the new Artificial features. Not meaning to rag on it. In fact, I don't think I can live without them. But I also have priorities, and there are common sense features in my workflow I think should take precedence because of age. And oh, boy! Is this feature request ever old. I'm aging myself here.

[nulls_2046]

Loving the new updates in v29.7 — especially the artboard enhancements and color features! The search preferences are also a real time saver. Great job, team!