Older Illustrator versions only have the "No Break" command in the Character panel flyout menu. ... View more

In your screenshot there is a menu item called "Retype (Beta)" in the Type menu.   This indicates that you are not using the latest Illustrator version (29.3). That's why you don't have the Non-breaking Space command. ... View more

Thank you very much, Bill. Your feedback is appreciated. ... View more

Thank you Doug for your estimation. A couple of minutes are probably realistic in that case, but perhaps other users may say it can be done noticeably faster with Illustrator's default selection tools. That's why I'm asking and hoping to receive some more opinions.   I have something in mind that may accelerate this selection process a bit, but am not quite sure if it may be required and desired at all.   Bill,   thanks for reporting back.   Please be assured that this is not a teaser. I'm only kind of an applicant who would just be interested in knowing how long it takes for you to do the required selection. About how long does it take for you (just in case you may want to try)? ... View more

You can download a similar Illustrator file here and try the desired selection:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DU1n1utWQb9BxA5LlMEs46udtU0Dqh_T/view?usp=sharing   The question remains:   About how long does it take for you to reliably select all objects that are completely located inside of paths P1, P2 and P3 (see "Selector" layer in the Layer panel)?     ... View more

Thank you for your answer, Bill.   Just to clarify: I'm not really asking for advice how to do it with the default selection tools in Illustrator. I'm pretty sure I know how to use them.   I'm merely asking about how long (roughly) it would take for you to do the selection in that specific circular scenario. And it is not meant to be an isolated scenario. There could be countless other (unlocked) objects around in the file that would not be related to the objetcs in question. ... View more

As far as I can see, in your screenshot there is an unknown animal, probably a monkey or a sloth, residing at a blue trunk. With its long forearm it's embracing another stem at the right handside of a barcode wood.   In case that forearm represents the desired cut line, the suggested ways may work well. If not, you may provide a sample Illustrator file, not just a screenshot. ... View more

As far as I understand your request, the Shape Builder tool, the Shaper tool or Live Paint may help.   If that does not help, you may want to share a sample Illustrator file with further instructions, so one can have a look. ... View more

This is hard to reproduce without taking a look at an actual sample file. Perhaps you can share a sample file including further instructions? ... View more

Can you share a sample Illustrator file? ... View more

sttk3's approach is really good.   Probably you already know that there are some other ways to recolour multiple objects that have Appearance panel colours in one go:   - Use global colour swatches and modify / replace them in the Swatches panel.   - Or use Recolour Artwork in the Edit menu.   - Or use graphic styles, modify their appearances once, and then redefine the graphic styles. ... View more

Assuming you're viewing the .pdf in Acrobat, you may go to the Acrobat Preferences > Page Display and turn off the Enhance Thin Lines option. No warranty, but it often helps to correct this display issue. ... View more

It should still be possible to resize the textbox with the Direct Selection tool when two anchor points are selected.   What happens if you direct select one anchor point, Shift select a second one and then drag to any direction? Or just select the segment between the anchor points and then drag? ... View more

Can you share the entire file (.dxf or .ai) or at least a part of it with some more objects? ... View more

Can you share a sketch that shows what you are talking about? ... View more

You can type a space character before the first word and then use Justify All for the entire Type on a Path object. ... View more

I don't know the purpose of your request and I'm not going to guess.   As mentioned, if you just need coloured rectangles you can script it (or use one of the existing scripts, for example by Sergey and Sergey). ... View more

Thanks for the elaboration.   I cannot reproduce the issue about the non-closing paths. Perhaps you may want to share a sample Illustrator file. ... View more

You can use Live Paint objects. ... View more

Can you share a sample map (Illustrator file)? ... View more

By the way, the font in your screenshot is not Myriad Pro. It may be used somewhere else in the file, but not in the Chess chapter. ... View more

Unlock your top layer "Guide" that contains the grid.   One may think that it should also work if that layer is locked, but it doesn't. ... View more

What is the purpose of your request?   Are you using many artboards with different dimensions and want a coloured rectangle on them that matches their dimensions?   If so, that may be done with an action or a script.   Otherwise there is no "Artboard Colour" in Illustrator similar to Photoshop's background contents. Illustrator is a different mole. ... View more