Problem with saving or exporting Adobe Illustrator File

[andreaf22754520]

I am new to illustrator and this is my first time saving a file. Every time I press 'save as' or 'export as', my graphics/text stretch. How do I fix this problem?

[Kurt Gold]

That's quite astonishing and the behaviour is certainly not normal.

Which version of Illustrator are you using?

Also, can you share this Illustrator file, so one may have a look?

[andreaf22754520]

I just bought illustrator yesterday. The version I have is 26.3.1. 

I've saved and attached the file, but now the graphics are stretched. 

[andreaf22754520]

This is what it is supposed to look like.

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

You stretched a symbol. You can reset that by selecting the stretched object and choose Reset Transformation from the Symbol panel menu.

Does it need to be a symbol? If not, you can select Break Link to Symbol.