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[janicem1962]

Hello!!

Since upgrading to Illustrator 2018, I have not been able to use Outline Mode. Has anyone experienced this and if so, how were you able to fix it?

Thank you so much for any information you could provide me with.

Jan Mosimann

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[Monika Gause]

Which system?

Which graphic card?

What exactly happens?

Did you restart the computer after upgrading?

[janicem1962]

Thank you Monika!

It was an easy fix. I just needed to turn off the GPU Preview.

[Bill Silbert]

When you upgraded did you remove any preference files left from your previous version of Illustrator? If no then please delete the old files as I've seen that several things which appear to be bugs have been fixed by resetting preferences.

To do so:

For Macintosh Users: With Illustrator closed launch a Finder Window in column view and click on your home folder. With the Option Key pressed choose Library from the Finder Go Menu. Within the Library folder find the folder called Preferences and within it find the following two files and delete them: “Adobe Illustrator <Version #> Settings” (earlier versions of Illustrator might just say “Adobe Illustrator”) and “com.adobe.Illustrator.plist”. When Illustrator is next launched it will create new preference files and the program will be restored to its defaults.

After you’ve reset up the program (make sure that no document window is open) to your liking, it is a really good idea to create copies of your personalized “mint” preference files (make sure that you quit the program before copying them—that finalizes your customization) and use them in the future to replace any corrupt versions you may need to delete.

For Windows Users: Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift when launching Illustrator and respond affirmatively when asked if you want to reset.

If the Ctrl + Alt + Shift method does not work (I've had a couple of reports from people who said that CC 2018 was not resetting with this method) then you can delete the preferences manually. On Windows 7 and above the preference files are hidden. To find them go to the Control Panel and open Folder Options and then click the View tab. Then select “Show hidden files and folders” or “Show hidden files, folders or drive options” in Advanced Settings. Then delete (or rename) the folder at the end of this path: C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator [version number]\ Settings\<Language>. Make sure that Illustrator is closed when you do this. When you relaunch the program it will create  new preference files and the program will be at its default settings.

[janicem1962]

Thank you do much for the infofmation you sent me, Bill! I appreciate your help. It ended up being an easy solution. All I needed to do was to turn of the GPU Preview.

[hammer0909 · Accepted solution]

Have you tried disabling GPU Preview to see if that is the culprit? I've seen oddities on machines like what you describe and sometimes this addresses the problem.