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Illustrator CC Pasting Lorem By Default

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November 10, 2016
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I just updated illustrator CC to the newest 2017 version and every time I make a new text box it auto fills it with lorem ipsum. Is this an error? or is this default and something I can turn off. It sure seems like an error since it make zero sense to do this. If anyone has any information for me it would be greatly appreciated. i cannot work like this.

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Correct answer Om Nath Jha

Hi jburkeillustration,

This is as intended like Mike said. However if you want, you can disable it in the preferences > Type > "Fill New Type Object With Placeholder Text" (See screenshot below)

Regards,

Om

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adriana@santafesta.com.br

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TKS!!!! it helped a lot!

LMn0P

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Not sure about original intent of this change. But it does help to avoid those unintended clicks with the type tool that would leave a nearly invisible text object in your artwork, and sometimes and extra default font you didn't intend. I would often find those later underneath everything when prepping to send the file to someone else. This new function helps me avoid that. However sometimes it's a surprise when your last text use was a large display font or something. The delete key works to clear it, or hitting one character.

Jeffamelift

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Interesting to know where it comes from...

Lorem Ipsum - All the facts - Lipsum generator

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krisstir85

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Thanks! Really interesting!

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mtntoplaura

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thank you. I've just 'fixed' it.

To be perfectly honest, this 'default' is stupid. Previously if you 'accidentally' created a text box and didn't populate it, nothing showed up on your document. Now if you accidentally do it, you'll have greek text in black showing up on your document wherever you had accidentally opened the box. Not that this happens often, but seriously? Why would adobe do this?

Monika Gause

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mtntoplaura schrieb
Previously if you 'accidentally' created a text box and didn't populate it, nothing showed up on your document.

And that was an issue, because it creted text objects nevertheless. And if the font assigned to them got uninstalled, you would get font missing notices.

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mtntoplaura

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True, but i’d much rather have an invisible text box in my ad rather than greek text…

(and ctrlA when you’re creating your text outlines enables you to see any unused text boxes…and delete them).

Laura Conti

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J_Palacios

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Thanks so much guys. I thought it was only me till I googled it.

Appreciated!

-JP

dugger55

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Thank you!!

Mike_Gondek10189183

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That is an intended design by Adobe.

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jburkeillustrationAuthor

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Thank you for your answer!

What is the reasoning? It just seems the opposite of efficient.

Doug A Roberts

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there's an option in Preferences > Type. Untick 'Fill New Type Objects with Placeholder Text'.

this is the first time i've seen this feature too. seems a bit half-assed; just the same repeating paragraph over and over. why couldn't they have used indesign's system?

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