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February 21, 2017
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Is the capabilities of the Illustrator free trial limited?

  • February 21, 2017
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I currently have the free trial and watching tutorials it seems like the tools they have I don't? Also when I try to play around with the Adobe stock images it seems I can not do anything with those either? I have only been messing around with AI a few days.

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    Correct answer Jeff Witchel, ACI

    It's very likely that the YouTube videos you are watching are for an older version of Illustrator. So the Brushes, Swatches, and more might be different.

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    Jeff Witchel, ACI
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    Jeff Witchel, ACICommunity Expert
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    February 21, 2017

    It could also be that the videos you are watching are not showing you how to get to various Swatch and Brush Libraries that are being shown.

    In each of the two panels, there's a Library popup menu in the lower-left corner (looks like books on a shelf).

      Jeff Witchel, ACI
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      Jeff Witchel, ACICommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      February 21, 2017

      It's very likely that the YouTube videos you are watching are for an older version of Illustrator. So the Brushes, Swatches, and more might be different.

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        February 21, 2017

        The free trial doesn't include free stock images though.

          Sebastian Bleak
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          Sebastian BleakCommunity Expert
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          February 21, 2017

          You should have access to all of the tools. I know that in the trial there is some limitation in the preferences but not tools or pallets. Would you be able to send a screen shot of the tutorial you watched? Maybe I can help you find the missing tools... I used Ai for screen printing on t-shirts

          dee614
          dee614Author
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          February 21, 2017

          Thanks! Any good tutorials for color separations? Yes I did notice that maybe the ones I watched was older versions.

            Szalam
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            SzalamCommunity Expert
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            February 21, 2017

            The functionality should be the same. Can you share some examples of what you are talking about?

            dee614
            dee614Author
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            February 21, 2017

            I have been watching some tutorials on you tube just seems like I cant find the stuff they are using. That's why I was wondering if the trial just gives you limited access to some of the tools?

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