Why does my image separate?

[sugarcoated293]

Hi,

So below there are 2 identical shapes (i just cut them off) which when I first created it was just one shape with a black outline and black fill.Somehow when I tried to move it, they have separated this.

When I go to oultine view,

it looks like it's expanded too.

I am not completely sure why but i think it has to do with the fact that I flattened transparency? Could this do this to my image? If so, how do I get back to the original image of them being together- do I merge it or unite it in pathfinder? How do I prevent this from happening again?

Thanks!

[Ton Frederiks]

In the Flatten Transparency options you can turn off the Convert All Strokes to Outlines option.

[Ton Frederiks]

sugarcoated293  wrote

how do I get back to the original image of them being together- do I merge it or unite it in pathfinder? How do I prevent this from happening again?

Thanks!

As long as you did not save your file, you can undo.

Maybe go back to  a previous version.

Or delete the outlined stroke and apply a new one to the filled object.