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1. make it easier to export

   make it easier to export things...

   1 - add convert text to outlines as a check box when exporting pdfs...
   
   2 - add convert lines to outlines to shapes when exporting svg...
   
   3 - have a check box to expand compound shapes when exporting svg

   make it easier to cut copy and paste from figma to illustrator and vice versa.

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2. Export multiple Illustrator layers into Photoshop's PATH Palette, as multiple PATH layers, in one command

   Instead of the current and ONLY way to bring a path from Illustrator to Photoshop (copy the layer in IL and paste it in PS, one by tedious one), how about an EXPORT IL LAYERS to PATHS PALETTE IN PS option in the dropdown? Or, if you can't do that, how about adding an option to save an IL file with a 'new' file extension (.pal?) which would open in PS with ALL the Illustrator layers intact, separate and distinct, AND STILL ALIGNED WITH EACH OTHER, in the Photoshop Paths Palette?

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3. In actions, ability to copy a dimension from transform window and paste in a move command

   In actions, the ability to copy a horizontal or vertical dimension from the transform palette so that it can be pasted in another command (usually move).
   For example, I'd like to be able (in an action) to copy the height of a selected object, then paste that elsewhere, such as move that distance, or create a rectangle with that measurement as one of the dimensions.

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4. Better selection

   It would be nice if I did not have to 'click' on a symbol or text numerous times to select it.

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5. Make USEFUL hover hints for ALL the options, fields, menu commands

   Clearly the team doesn’t really care about making hover hints to be a learning tool.

   Rarely these actually try to say what an option or a field does or controls: like 'Start editing similar shapes together' for the 'Global Edit' button in the Control panel, or 'Click to pick arrowhead to apply to start point of path' in Stroke panel...

   But in most cases the hint is extremely rudimentary.
   Try to hover the 'W' field in Transform panel — you’d get 'W value'. W?! Weight? Wand? Why not say 'Width Value', or even 'Set Width for the selected objects'?

   Then again — why do you caption only icons, but not something like menu commands? Why can’t a new user hover over Select > Start Global Edit and get a short explanation (especially with rich tooltips enabled)?

   Why Scale Corners in Transform has a decent hint, but Scale Strokes & Effects — none at all?

   Why can’t you make hover hints have several lines of text, if needed?
   Take a look at how a carefully written hint for a plugin option suffers from being restricted to one line?

   OK, if you’re afraid of flashing with large cards (the main reason why people hate rich tooltips) — why can’t you make these hints display a shorter version, but give a detailed one after a pause, like the attached GIF shows (from a 3DS Max)? Two second delay is a bit too large, to my taste, but it’s there!

   Why can’t every item in Preferences have a hover hint?
   Actually I requested this here: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/46268617

   I hope someone in the team just takes time to hover all the UI items in Ai and think a bit. Or scroll through a list you probably can generate... do something, please!

   Clearly the team doesn’t really care about making hover hints to be a learning tool.

   Rarely these actually try to say what an option or a field does or controls: like 'Start editing similar shapes together' for the 'Global Edit' button in the Control panel, or 'Click to pick arrowhead to apply to start point of path' in Stroke panel...

   But in most cases the hint is extremely rudimentary.
   Try to hover the 'W' field in Transform panel — you’d get 'W value'. W?! Weight? Wand? Why not say 'Width Value', or even 'Set Width for the selected objects'?

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6. Please add automated color bar, separation color information - Print PDF output

   Hi! I am missing a choice in PDF save or export. In the print industry is needed to add colour information for the customer, what colours is the artwork made from - esp. when we use solid colours. Customers need this for the approval process so we have to add this colour-bar manually. In the PDF (composite PDF) window there are Marks and Bleed choices, but there is missing a choice to choose a colour information automatically generated from the document colours - separations. The colour information can be graphical (squares with separation names) or text based (separation name in that colour).

   Hi! I am missing a choice in PDF save or export. In the print industry is needed to add colour information for the customer, what colours is the artwork made from - esp. when we use solid colours. Customers need this for the approval process so we have to add this colour-bar manually. In the PDF (composite PDF) window there are Marks and Bleed choices, but there is missing a choice to choose a colour information automatically generated from the document colours - separations. The colour information can be graphical (squares with separation names) or text based (separation name in… more

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7. Combine Separations Preview & Color palette.

   Why not combine the Separations Preview and Color palette into one? It seems like there's plenty of space if you change the "C, M, Y, & K" to toggle buttons that turn on and off those colors and the percentage total at the bottom right. And maybe include the additional spot colors with a text link or expansion of the palette.

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8. Smart Guides: prioritize artboards, respect logical hierarchy

   This situation has been frustrating for many, many years:

   • I'm zoomed out to a level that makes it tricky for AI to understand what I want Smart Guides to snap to.

   • There are many elements in my doc that could be desired for that snapping, but they are a mix of paths, compound paths, placed media, and artboards. Many of these things are FAR away from the elements I'm trying to snap.

   • AI either doesn't have any perceived hierarchy or it prioritizes snapping in an obscure way, and it will attempt to snap to those far away things instead of A) things nearby, or B) art boards, which are objectively the most important/obvious thing to be snapping to (that is, if it's a 50/50 choice).

   The desired behavior (IMO) would be for AI to choose snapping based on clear criteria, such as:

   1. Closest artboard corner
   2. Closest artboard edge
   3. Closest group or compound path
   4. Closest element inside a group or compound path
   5. Closest placed media

   ...etcetera. The above is just a "for instance," but you get the logic — when in doubt, choose the highest thing in the hierarchy, and that hierarchy starts with artboards since those are much more substantial than floating elements and because most designers align things to those more than they do other elements.

   This situation has been frustrating for many, many years:

   • I'm zoomed out to a level that makes it tricky for AI to understand what I want Smart Guides to snap to.

   • There are many elements in my doc that could be desired for that snapping, but they are a mix of paths, compound paths, placed media, and artboards. Many of these things are FAR away from the elements I'm trying to snap.

   • AI either doesn't have any perceived hierarchy or it prioritizes snapping in an obscure way, and it will attempt to snap to those far away things instead of… more

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9. save error - better message

   I occasionally see an error message that some document could not be saved, and a link to read about "alternate ways of saving"
   Wouldn't it be great to show the actual OS error (in readable text, if possible, or a link to Microsoft or Macos error codes if not) in the message
   For scripting use: make the error available to scripts as well

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10. Problem with the Type menu > Change Case

    Using change case will re format or strip[ the typeface and other attributes of the text! This is a bug, not a feature!

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11. Make Check Spelling work in Finnish

    I have searched for answers in community and tried all the suggestions.
    At least English, Spanish and Swedish spell checking is working.

    I have changed the language to Finnish in preferences hyphenation settings, character styles, paragraph styles and in the written text box. Spell check finds no words and automated check also does nothing.

    Mac Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68)
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12. 9-point magnetic object-to-grid (or-grid to-object) without smart guides

    Could you consider a feature used in Esko Graphics (Artpro) for the placement of objects (9-point grid) to a crosshair or placing a crosshair to an object. This would expand current align and artboard functions into one clean and user friendly feature. Would also improve functions such as Mirror, Scale, Paste in place, copying to correct location across various files even if rulers are not set the same. For more details see: http://docs.esko.com/docs/en-us/artpro
    I can expand on this for you on request. Might answer a lot of similar requests into one new feature!

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    Need More Info  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    Please elaborate on the request, share some screenshots or mockups, and provide some info about the cases which can benefit from this functionality.

13. Feature Request: Manual Adjustment for Pattern Brush Guide Path

    I am a batik illustrator from Indonesia who uses Adobe Illustrator daily for creating intricate and detailed designs. Pattern Brush is one of the key features I rely on to develop seamless and repetitive motifs.

    However, I have encountered a significant limitation: when creating a Pattern Brush, Illustrator automatically places the guide path (the green line) exactly at the vertical center of the artwork’s bounding box, without offering any option to reposition it manually.

    This becomes a challenge when creating traditional batik designs, where the repeated elements need to follow a specific base line or custom flow rather than being centered. In many cases, the pattern must align to the bottom or other precise points, not the center, to maintain visual consistency and technical accuracy.

    Therefore, I would like to suggest that Illustrator include a feature that allows users to manually set or adjust the position of the guide path within the Pattern Brush. This could be done either through a simple control (such as choosing Top / Center / Bottom) or by allowing users to define a custom guide path manually.

    Having this control would greatly improve flexibility, especially for artists, textile designers, and pattern creators who require exact positioning of repeated elements. It would enhance the precision and open new creative possibilities for Illustrator users around the world.

    Thank you very much for considering this improvement.

    I am a batik illustrator from Indonesia who uses Adobe Illustrator daily for creating intricate and detailed designs. Pattern Brush is one of the key features I rely on to develop seamless and repetitive motifs.

    However, I have encountered a significant limitation: when creating a Pattern Brush, Illustrator automatically places the guide path (the green line) exactly at the vertical center of the artwork’s bounding box, without offering any option to reposition it manually.

    This becomes a challenge when creating traditional batik designs, where the repeated elements need to follow a specific base line or custom flow rather than being… more

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14. 'Load Paragraph styles' does not work as expected

    In InDesign, if you 'Load Paragraph styles', any Paragraph styles with the same names get updated, and any text that has those paragraph styles applied change appearance.

    In Illustrator, this doesn't happen. It ignores the imported styles as it already has styles of that name. There is no 'import options' to able to change this behaviour.

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15. Accessibility of tutorial videos, for users with hearing impairment

    I am a new creative cloud user and need to use Illustrator as part of my university course so wanted to access the learn ‘how to’ tutorials, but found the video tutorials for Illustrator does not have ‘closed captions’ nor printable version of the text. I checked some of the other Adobe programs within creative cloud and they are the same, so I contacted Adobe online chat who sent me on to an online dedicated adviser. I was then told no accessibility options available for the tutorial videos.

    Please could you pass my feedback to Adobe….

    Accessibility on the learn 'how to' video tutorials for all Adobe software and features, including Illustrator is very important to enable all users to access and be able to use features efficiently and quickly.

    As a creative cloud software user who has a hearing impairment, it would be helpful to have printable text of tutorial videos so they can be read alongside the tutorials or have closed captions, because I can’t hear what is being said,

    It is a real shame these are not fully accessible, as it has rendered all the tutorial videos useless for those with hearing impairments.

    Please can this be added as a feature on all tutorial videos across creative cloud.

    Otherwise, the adobe software looks impressive, it will just take me a lot longer to understand how to use each Adobe software item, and each part of each one.

    I am a new creative cloud user and need to use Illustrator as part of my university course so wanted to access the learn ‘how to’ tutorials, but found the video tutorials for Illustrator does not have ‘closed captions’ nor printable version of the text. I checked some of the other Adobe programs within creative cloud and they are the same, so I contacted Adobe online chat who sent me on to an online dedicated adviser. I was then told no accessibility options available for the tutorial videos.

    Please could you pass my feedback to Adobe….

    Accessibility on the… more

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16. Bug Report: Variable data from XML file with Special Character Does not work

    Variable data from XML file with Special Character like "&trade"; or "&reg" within a text field does not get populated - this is a BUG alert

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17. Arc Warp effect and envelope distortion presets skew vertical lines

    The Arc upper / lower warp effect isn't very good! It distorts too much!!!! Please improve!!!! It's been like this for years.

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18. Mirror Buttons

    Mirror buttons (vertical and horizontal) directly on the control bar.
    Also, implement this feature in Photoshop.
    ...instead of "image/transform/flip..." overtime we need to mirror an image.

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19. Moved and pasted objects keep thrown off by 0.0001 pixels

    I'm trying to copy, paste, then merge items. However, the pixels keep getting thrown off by .0001 pixels. Even when I put it back in place, it moves back to .0001 px above or below the actual coordinate. I already spoke to a team that did not do anything about it. This has been costing me literally over 100 hours of wasted time. I now give up and can't sleep knowing my pixels are not rounded to the nearest desired coordinate. Somebody for the love of God fix the **** bug. It's super duper annoying, especially for the OCD and lack of merging capabilities when the numbers don't align.

    I'm trying to copy, paste, then merge items. However, the pixels keep getting thrown off by .0001 pixels. Even when I put it back in place, it moves back to .0001 px above or below the actual coordinate. I already spoke to a team that did not do anything about it. This has been costing me literally over 100 hours of wasted time. I now give up and can't sleep knowing my pixels are not rounded to the nearest desired coordinate. Somebody for the love of God fix the **** bug. It's super duper annoying, especially for the OCD and… more

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20. Blend objects aligned to path and keep bounding boxes at ends straight so they don't distort

    Blend objects aligned to path and keep bounding boxes at ends straight so they don't distort. Have to make many long paths of wire shapes and to keep them aligned on the path the first and last keep distorting so I can't edit or reuse for a slightly different curve.

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