Text artifacts

[Am_I_Lame?]

I created some Arial text with the text tool in Illustrator CC but it displays with some artifacts (the gray areas):

These persist even if I convert the text to outlines, and I can't find a way to select them to delete them.  It doesn't happen with other fonts (but I'd like to stick with Arial).  What might be causing this, and how can I fix/prevent it?  Thanks.  I'd attach the file, but I can't figure out how.  😞

[Monika Gause]

Please show us the contents of the layer and also the appearance panel.

And please try if View > Preview on CPU helps

[Am_I_Lame?]

Here you go.  The top art board has the original text.  The bottom one has it converted to curves.  I've selected the upper board's text for the Appearance panel:

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Please try the Preview on CPU.

[Am_I_Lame?]

I assume you mean Edit > Preferences > Performance > GPU Performance, which was selected:

When I deselect it, the problems disappear.  So I assume they won't reappear as long as I keep that deselected, correct?

[Monika Gause]

I am referring to View > Preview on CPU just as I have written.

When you turn it off in Preferences, you turn off GPU acceleration completely. When you select CPU-Preview in View, you just turn off the GPU rendering.

[Ares Hovhannesyan]

If ti not happened with other fonts, first I can suggest you reinstall  Arial font on machine. May be it doesn't depends on GPU preview.

[Monika Gause]

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Ares+Hovhannesyan  schrieb

If ti not happened with other fonts, first I can suggest you reinstall  Arial font on machine. May be it doesn't depends on GPU preview.

The issue has been resolved by turning off GPU acceleration.

So the GPU rendering most probably caused it in the first place.