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  1. Placing/updating AI file links in INDD after update takes a very very very long time.

    After updating AI and INDD, placing AI files into INDD is taking a very long time. I made an update to an AI file that was placed into an existing INDD files that contains 13 placed AI files. I only updated a few of the linked AI files. Prior to the AI and INDD update, updating these placed links took a few seconds each max. Now, just to update the two links takes about 2 minutes.

    This MAY be an AI bug, but I don't know how make that determination as I updated bothat the same time.

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  2. cant do anything within the latest version of illustrate

    when adding two items and then trying to manipulate them I am getting the attached image. this is happening when i try to do any kind of task in Illustrator. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall.

    Any help would be great.
    I am running 22.1 (64 bit) with the following system Information:

    OS: Windows
    Version: 7.1
    System Architecture: x64
    Built-In Memory: 8074 MB

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  3. Vector shapes show as black

    When opening an .ai file on one particular PC in our workplace (a file that was created on a different PC) most of the vector shapes show as black-filled shapes.

    We have multiple copies of Illustrator (all version 22.0.1 (64-bit) in our workplace and on every other PC the artwork displays properly (with no black shapes).
    Turning on 'Overprint Preview' on the troublesome PC fixed the issue.
    On every other PC turning this option on or off has no effect.
    If we create a new file in Illustrator on this troublesome PC then we don't experience any problems?
    I have…

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    I am closing the ticket due to lack of response.
    Please get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels – helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Please give a reference to this post so that we can identify you.

    Thanks
    Anish Kumar
    Illustrator Team

  4. flyout menu in adobe cep illustrator extension

    flyout menu in illustrator cep extension panel

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  5. Illustrator CC 2018 - CEP on Windows, unable to debug

    Currently I am unable to take more than 1-2 steps in CC extension code when debugging with the Chrome browser attached remotely. When I do so the CC Extension panel clears itself, and the browser does a refresh. I do not see this problem on MacOS.

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  6. Illustrator has crashed twice in the past hour (and multiple times today)

    I was editing lines in this document and it keeps crashing. Not sure why... Any help would be appreciated! I was moving lines from one layer into another when it crashed just now. Thanks!

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  7. crash

    I am using CC 2018 and it is up to date. Illustrator randomly quits when saving file. When I hit command + s, Adobe will randomly quit. Has done it twice today. A few more times the last few days.

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    Are you by any chance saving it a network share over macOS 10.13?

    Please get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.

    Warm Regards,
    Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator

  8. Send to back

    I am busy working on a big logo project on illustrator, using only one layer. I started filling up the art-boards and space available. However, after only using about a third of the available space the send to back feature wouldn't work. It would register the object as infront of the other object but it wouldn't show the object I placed infront.

    I am a 14 year old student at the International School Eindhoven.

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  9. Transformaton Pallet Y issue (bug?)

    When I tab through the transformation pallet to input the X and Y vallues. The Y always changes to something that seems random, always need to fill Y in a second time.

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  10. Frozen

    I am using Illustrator CC 2018
    Whenever I am working with type, if I want to change the kerning, the software gives the message in the attached file & completely freezes. I can't exit or do anything. I have to force quit the application in order to get it to work again, which makes me lose a majority of my work and then have to redo.

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  11. All of the bugs I have dealt with in just one week!

    These are all the issues that I had this week. Solutions?

    1/31 Anchor points refuse to join
    1/31 Eraser not working
    1/31 While using shape tool to make a circle it changed to a square mid-creation.
    1/31 Resize handles not appearing while using direct selection tool.
    2/2 Cannot deselect by clicking, must choose deselect.
    2/2 Font names disappearing from font selection drop down.
    2/2 While image is selected, crop button has disappeared from the top bar.
    2/6 Crop disappeared again.
    2/6 Direct selection tool not allowing resize again.
    2/7 Crop disappeared again.

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  12. Bug saving and opening legacy version 8

    Bug in latest version of Illustrator CC2018
    A file saved as version 8 (eps or ai doesn't matter) can't be reopened in Illustrator CC2018.
    Got this problem since this month (January 2018)

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  13. In CC2018 the combination of alt and shift to duplicate and align at the same time doesn't work at all

    Hi
    In CC2018 the combination of alt and shift to duplicate and align at the same time doesn't work at all in my iMac.
    I would like to know how to fix this problem since this is very difficult to work like this.

    Thanks
    Avital

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  14. Multiple Bugs

    Alrighty, there are a few different things going wrong here. The version of Illustrator I'm using is CS3 on Windows. One of my issues is that when I'm using the selection tool, it won't select an object if I simply click; if I want to move an object or simply select it to re-scale it, I have to click and drag my mouse over it. This makes my life difficult, as it's a serious pain to select objects, and it's extremely annoying.
    Another issue I'm experiencing is difficulty duplicating objects. Alt-Drag isn't working on objects; if I want to duplicate…

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  16. Pixel Preview stuck the Program

    I have Illustrator cc 2018.
    When I press Pixel Preview -
    1. It does not show a pixel preview - it keeps show the vector preview.
    2. It jams the software. You can't do any action, unless close the software. And than if you press pixel preview again - it will happen again.

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    I am closing the ticket due to lack of response. I hope your issues is resolved.
    If not, Please get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels – helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Please give a reference to this post so that we can identify you.

    Thanks
    Anish Kumar
    Illustrator Team

  17. Select > Same > (Fill, Stroke, etc.) no longer working in charts

    Adobe CC2018
    When using the direct selection tool to select a single element of a chart or graph, Illustrator no longer responds to the Select > Same > ... commands. This is a feature we rely upon for everyday capabilities when styling charts. When I try the command, it does not select anything within the chart. If I ungroup the chart, or use the Select > Same > (options) with other Illustrator shapes, it works as normal. The problem surfaced immediately after I upgraded from CC2017 to CC2018.

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    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 FAQhttps://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.

  18. Units not appearing when trying to re-size an artboard

    Bug - units not appearing when trying to manually re-size and artboard

    Your version of Adobe Illustrator - 22.0.1 (macOS High Sierra v10.13.1)
    The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues - Trying to manually re-size an artboard since upgrade to High Sierra
    Your expected result - units to appear
    Your actual result - units not appearing

    Side by side expected/not expected results.

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    Hi,

    Please see if Snap to Grid is on in your document? If yes then try turning that off and try again.
    Otherwise follow below steps :
    > Click on finder , when you will click on finder on mac at the top you will see an option as “Go”
    > choose Go > Go To Folder
    > In go to folder , type ~/library
    > choose application support/Adobe/rename the folder named as Adobe Illustrator22Settings to Adobe Illustrator21Settings.old
    > go back to library folder where you got application support folder and scroll down
    > Open the Preferences Folder rename the folder named as Adobe Illustrator22Settings to Adobe Illustrator22Settings.old

    Launch Illustrator and check if it works and share the outcome with us .

    Thanks
    Nitish

  19. Adding a workspace crashes Illustrator

    Illlustrator CC 2018 - build 22.01

    Document with 5 A4 workspaces side by side, adding a new A4 workspace makes Illustrator crash immediately. No saving, no warning no nothing ...
    The only way I can find is making a new dociument with the number of pages you need and copy the artwork. Good luck if you have several layers, and you have to redo everything if you need one more page.

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  20. Can't make a copy of existing line

    Illustrator 22.0.1 (64-bit) Windows 10

    I had a vertical line I wanted to move and copy. I tried dragging it with the alt key pressed and it only moved without making a copy. I tried the Move dialog and clicked the Copy button and it again only moved wihout leaving a copy.

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