Why does the Red Plus sign show up when exporting?

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April 3, 2025
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I have noticed recently that the "Red Plus Sign" that shows up when you have overflow text, tends to show up when exporting. Does anyone know why? Seems to be a new bug. Yes, I know I can get rid of the overflow but it is a long story. In case you where wondering.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Exactly when does it show up?

After you exported an image and then open it again?

What file format is it and which version of Illustrator?

26MainStAuthor

Known Participant

Yes, "after" I export to either PNG or JPG. They show up in both when opening to preview and when you insert into a document, like MS Word. See attached example. Illustrator version 29.4

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hopeflly this link will work. If not, I will try anothe site. It says you should have access. Bare with me, please

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CE4VyLOGDQ2l52n9jt4v6RusEuCUl7K3/view?usp=sharing

Hello @26MainSt,

Thanks for sharing the file. The red box indicates that your text is not fitting in the box and is prompting you to thread it to another box. Learn more here: (https://adobe.ly/4jgl94S).

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Anubhav

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