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carlr64784228
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December 4, 2018
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Toolbar keeps changing

  • December 4, 2018
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What on earth is going on. Every time i use Illustrator the toolbar just keeps changing whilst I'm working. I no longer know where my tools are as they keep changing position. Can anyone help please. I'm using Illustrator 2019 on a Macbook pro. I cant keep resetting to default, also i set to advance and the toolbar disappears.

Regards

carl

Correct answer Ton Frederiks

See the update info here:

New Customizable Toolbar need a way to Lock – Adobe Illustrator Feedback

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thegeezah
Participant
January 24, 2019

I too am suffering exactly the same problem! It not only slows me down especially when working to deadlines but it is REALLY frustrating!!

Come on Adobe, I am paying full whack for the whole suite & I don't expect a subscription that takes me backwards & slows me down!!

Any updates elsewhere regarding this??

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 24, 2019

See the update info here:

New Customizable Toolbar need a way to Lock – Adobe Illustrator Feedback

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    3cent
    Participant
    January 23, 2019

    This is so annoying. When it is going to be fixed?

    Daniel E Lane
    Daniel E Lane
    Inspiring
    January 23, 2019

    how is the toolbar changing so much for all of you? Are you dragging things around in the toolbar? That's the only way I have been able to get anything to change is by dragging the tools around. It's never changed on its own.

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    melissas45406376
    Known Participant
    January 23, 2019

    Not sure why this happens, but it does. 480 people have voted this a problem that needs fixing on another thread.

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      Hive.agency
      Participant
      January 7, 2019

      Yep, very, very annoying. Custom toolbar is a great idea, but only if you can 'lock' it once you've customised it. This thing just constantly jumps around. Every 2 mins I'm having to reset the darn thing! Not saving time, quite the opposite in fact! Please develop a way to lock this toolbar for us, Adobe!

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      cEWOK
      Participant
      January 4, 2019

      I'm experiencing the same issues as above.  So much for working efficiently on even the most basic project!  I spend half my time trying to find the tool that seems to have moved on its own to a different location or buried under another submenu.  It's the NEW YEAR!  Get your s#*t together, Adobe.  We certainly pay you enough on a monthly basis!!!

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      melissas45406376
      Known Participant
      December 31, 2018

      Muscle memory is everything when it comes to these programs. When the tools move around, I feel like I'm tripping all over the place in a once organized workspace.

      aradspin
      aradspin
      Participant
      December 11, 2018

      I have this problem as well, REALLY ANNOYING. I don't even know what I'm doing to re-arrange the icons.

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      matthewconsolo
      Participant
      December 9, 2018

      OMG same thing is happening to me and it is driving me INSANE! I'm glad I know all the shortcuts but still... I don't understand how they are just vanishing. ADOBE FIX THIS!!!!!

        mjmdvm
        mjmdvm
        Inspiring
        December 4, 2018

        It's a bug in both the Windows and Mac versions of AI 2019. According to the bug forum posts it is due to be fixed "soon" in the next update..

        I got tired of having to reset the toolbars every 1-2 minutes so I went back to AI 2018 yesterday.  The 2019 version is just broken. It's crash prone and slow, often bringing my whole system to a screeching halt ( 6 month old high end Windows 10 desktop). Add to it the broken file associations, GPU preview issues and the tool bars with minds of their own, it got to be too frustrating to put up with anymore.

          Ton Frederiks
          Community Expert
          Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          December 4, 2018

          You can vote here:

          New Customizable Toolbar need a way to Lock – Adobe Illustrator Feedback

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