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  1. Adding multiple artboards at once

    Why can't we add several artboard instead of manually adding one by one ?

    3 votes
    4 comments  ·  Documents and Artboards  ·  Admin →
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    AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    As per the comment, the most accessible way to create multiple artboards is to draw multiple rectangles with required dimensions and positions, followed by the Convert To Artboards command.

    There are multiple ways to create several rectangles fast: Transform Again command, an expanded blend, Split into Grid command.

  2. Adobe Draw File Management

    I use Adobe Draw every day, and I keep all drawings for one project together in one file. There is no function to change the order that files or folders appear in the app, nor is there a search function, and and so if I am still working on a drawing I created yesterday in a folder that I opened 4 years ago, I have to visually search through hundreds of drawings every time I open the app or move back and forth through different projects.

    Pretty please, introduce either a 'sort by last opened' option, and/or a file/folder search…

    3 votes
    1 comment  ·  User Interface  ·  Admin →
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  3. Paste svg content from clipboard, not underlying xml content

    There are several design tools that can put SVG text on the clipboard including Illustrator. Please support pasting that content from the clipboard as content, not xml text. XD does this correctly, so Illustrator should too.

    3 votes
    5 comments  ·  Other...  ·  Admin →
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    Completed (Comments Open)  ·  Ashutosh Chaturvedi responded

    We have the fix available in the latest release. Please update Illustrator using Adobe Creative Cloud application to the latest build for version Illustrator CC 22.1.
    Please refer to our knowledge base FAQ – https://illustrator.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/1844590 if you face difficulty in update.
    Or get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html

    Warm Regards,
    Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
    Adobe. Make It an Experience.

  4. Free Transform of Text does not operate as expected

    Free Transform of Text does not operate as expected; Text should rotate with the text box when using free transform - instead the text does not rotate. Having to stop my workflow to find the rotate command and then guess what angle I need to rotate is a time waster.

    3 votes
    2 comments  ·  Type, Fonts, Text  ·  Admin →
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  5. Search for text on artboard/canvas

    I know illustrator has good navigation features. But when designer provide project files to client for example on envato market. First pain for client is to understand document patterns. I want to make help instruction inside illustrator document but search feature is required to navigate to different sections.

    For example: 1000+ icon set, search is required for such big documents.

    3 votes
    1 comment  ·  Documents and Artboards  ·  Admin →
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  6. Text thread marker (out port) is too small

    The size of the red controller [+] which allows you to create a new threaded text is so small that is almost impossible to click. I think it could be bigger in order to improve the usability. In fact, many of those options can be bigger.

    3 votes
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  7. 単位の自動切り替え機能

    カラー形式によって文字や線の単位を自動で切り替えてくれる、もしくは予めいくつか設定を保存しているものに切り替えるという機能が欲しいです。
    DTPとWebデザイン両方をIllustratorで行う場合、DTPはミリメートル、Webはピクセルと単位が異なるため、その都度環境設定から単位を変更するのが若干手間だと感じています。

    例えばアートボードのカラー形式によって単位を変更する機能があるととても便利です
    （CMYKに設定すればミリメートル、RGBならピクセルになるという風に）
    ご検討のほどよろしくお願い致します。

    3 votes
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  8. 最近使用したものの一覧にファイルパスを表示する Display file path for Recently Used items

    最近使用したもの一覧はインターフェースとして便利ですが、同一ファイル名を使用したりするケースでは判別がつかず、ファイル管理上、危険が伴うので、ファイルパスを表示するなど、どこかにユニーク情報を入れてほしい。

    3 votes
    0 comments  ·  User Interface  ·  Admin →
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  9. Press Alt to do mask as in Photoshop

    3 votes
    0 comments  ·  Layers  ·  Admin →
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  10. Artboard delete tool

    This is really nitpicky but the little X at the top right of the artboard tool is too small and more often than not I end up creating a new artboard around the object at the top right of the artboard. Possibly make the cross larger or move it somewhere else to remove this problem?

    3 votes
    2 comments  ·  User Interface  ·  Admin →
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    Completed (Comments Open)  ·  Ashutosh Chaturvedi responded

    Hi,
    We are pleased to inform you that your request is available in the latest release of Illustrator version 22.0.
    Visit your Adobe Creative Cloud Application and update. If you do not see an update on the application please check for update from the flyout options on the application after clicking on three vertical dots. For step by step process please visit: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/download-install-app.html#Checkforupdates

    Warm Regards,
    Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
    Adobe. Make It an Experience.

  11. Image Crop Feature

    This is a bug with regards to Image crop feature in Illustrator.

    While I try to unembed a cropped image (in Illustrator) and link to a PSD source file, the source PSD file gets flattened or layers get merged to a single layer. The source PSD file gets altered and damaging it.

    3 votes
    1 comment  ·  Images, Links  ·  Admin →
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  12. Save to older version of EPS or AI

    CS6 does not appear to allow the user to save to older versions of EPS or AI. Many vendors and designers are still using older versions, and the inability to save to older versions is creating a lot of problems.

    3 votes
    0 comments  ·  User Interface  ·  Admin →
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  13. One time payment for package or product

    This goes for all Adobe Products. I mostly use Illustrator. Bringing back a bundle, one time collection or individual services; one time payment instead of monthly.

    3 votes
    2 comments  ·  Other...  ·  Admin →
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  14. Being able to use pathfinder on more complex forms.

    Being able to use pathfinder on more complex forms. To easy create shadows and things for characters by copy and paste and then using subtract from pathfinder.

    3 votes
    1 comment  ·  Pathfinder and Compounds  ·  Admin →
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  15. Illustrator - Trace image and turn in to an editable path instead of shapes

    I would love to be able to take my drawings and use the live trace feature (or maybe even a feature within the Illustrator app??) that would allow me to trace my hand-drawn sketches (on paper) and turn them into line paths instead of outlined shapes. This way, I don't have to trace my images again, once they are in Illustrator. It would be a huge time saver!

    3 votes
    1 comment  ·  Tools  ·  Admin →
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  16. Explain the implications of deleting the current workspace better

    I had a workspace, and I wanted to make changes to the panel layouts. My idea was to make a new workspace, based on the one I was currently using. I moved the panels I wanted. Then I went to Manage Workspaces, and deleted the current workspace. I figured my workspace would be removed, the currently layout would "just be there" and I could make a new workspace based on my panel layout. Instead, when I removed the WS, I was "forced" back to the "getting started" layout! Now I have to go and open all of my panels and…

    2 votes
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  17. One-Click Unit Preset Switching (Print/Web)

    As a designer working across both print and web media, I’d like to propose a feature that would greatly improve workflow efficiency in applications like Illustrator and Photoshop.

    A one-click unit preset switcher that allows users to toggle between unit/dpi settings optimized for different use cases.

    For example:
    Print preset: mm, 300dpi
    Web preset: px, 72dpi

    This could be a simple toggle in the toolbar or a quick-access dropdown in the settings panel.

    2 votes
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  18. Dimensions, auto select after creation

    I find that i am always needing to change the defaults when using the Dimension tool, as frames of reference change from project to project.

    I have started to develop a workflow where I'll just select the created dimension to adjust the text and line in Properties panel.

    What would be more useful would be if the dimension was automatically selected after created, same behavior as most tools in Ai have, like crating a shape or a text.

    The tool does not seem to pay any attention to what is selected when you are creating measurements, but if there is…

    2 votes
    0 comments  ·  Tools  ·  Admin →
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  19. Problemas de Herramientas de Selección, Distrosión, Entre otras.

    He usado Affinity Designers 2, Por temas empresariales comence a trabajar con Adobe illustrator... Encontre tantas herramientas que estan defasadas y no evolucionan..

    Primero:
    La Herramientas de seleccion debería por si sola tambien trabajar con la distorción del objeto y no requerir una herramienta adicional para distorcionar, dejen el orgullo y aprendan de las novedades a de affinity y apliquenlas en adobe.

    Herramienta de Reflejo...
    No es más facil tener un botor de reflejo en la parte superior o en el menu de propiedades?
    Les explico, en affinity solo presionas un boton y puf, reflejo, tanto horizontal como vertical, y…

    2 votes
    0 comments  ·  Tools  ·  Admin →
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  20. Color swatch mapping with presets for print production

    I made this script using ChatGPT, it does mostly everything I need, but I ran into the issue that the option "Merge Swatches" in the Swatches panel, cannot be used/accessed with JavaScript.

    I work as Prepress designer and I have to constantly change spot colors to match the swatches that the print operators need to match the colors the client need (Pantone match or paint swatches). Most of these colors are saved in an .ASE file and I have to manually merge them multiple times.

    I thought my script was going to fix this for me until I hit that…

    2 votes
    4 comments  ·  Colors, Swatches, Patterns  ·  Admin →
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