Illustrator 2018 Gradient Annotator

[carrene]

I can't get the annotator to appear...Could anyone help me with this.  I'm at a lost to get the annotator / ramp to appear within my gradient.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

[Monika Gause]

Which version?

Which tools is selected?

Is the fill focused?

Which kind of object?

Is it a group?

[carrene]

2018

gradient

not sure about focused

ive tried with circle and rectangle

not in a group

[Monika Gause]

Please post a screenshot with the selected object and the gradient and layer panel (open, with object visible)

[carrene]

The above is the image I'm working on.  Below is where they show the gradient ramp / annotator...which I'm unable to get to show.

I'm going thru a tutorial on youtube....

[Barbara Ash · Accepted solution]

Also make sure that the gradient is in the Fill of the object, not in the Stroke, and that the Fill is active.

Fill is active when the Fill icon is overlapping the Stroke icon:

Here the Fill is not active:

[carrene]

Barbara.....Thank you thank you....I just figured it was something simple!...duh...looks like by default that would be "show gradient annotator"!

I really appreciate your assistance!...

[Barbara Ash]

You're welcome -- glad that worked for you!

[Barbara Ash]

Under the View menu, make sure that Gradient Annotator is showing.