Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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Special characters and Data mergeNew data merge feature does not import special characters like trademark or inch marks. Followed steps provided on https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/data-driven-graphics-templates-variables.html Attached is an example package artwork and a csv for data merge. I need the inch marks and TM to pull in as part of the text. I have used scripts in the past to generate artwork from data which has worked to pull in any character found here http://hypertransitory.com/blog/2015/04/26/illustrator-variable-data/ AI v22.1 
 Windows 10 64-bitWill also enter a separate suggestion, but there needs to be an option to name each data set based on data file used so that file… 1 vote
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file does not keep imported and applied paragraph styles after saving the file- Illustrator 16.0.4 (CS6) Mac OS 10.11.6
- After applying imported paragraph styles, I can save the file, but when reopening the style effects have gone. Tried to erase the preferences etc. but it reappears not immediately, but after two or three steps for sure... What can I do?
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Rasterizing artwork Overprints being discardedWhen you rasterize art that has overprints the overprints are being discarded. 
 Illustrator CC2018 22.1
 See screenshots attached. The picture showing dragon scales are displayed as Vector art still and Overprint preview on. Once rasterized the scales disappear.2 votesI am closing the ticket due to lack of response. 
 Please get in touch on 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
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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. 1 voteThis seems to an InDesign issue or slowness of your file system or network. Illustrator has no role in the link update / place inside Indesign. 
 Please log this on Indesign UserVoice : https://indesign.uservoice.com/
 or Please get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html .
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cant do anything within the latest version of illustratewhen 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 MB1 vote
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Flyout menu in Adobe Illustrator CEP Illustrator extensionFlyout menu in Adobe Illustrator CEP Illustrator extension 1 vote
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Issue moving Illustrator to a different virtual desktop spaceiMac 
 MacOS 10.13.3
 Illustrator CC 2018 v22.0.1I am using several virtual desktops (Apple calls them Spaces) and I am used to being able to move application windows to different desktops by dragging open windows to the top of the screen, which reveals the available desktops. However, when I try to drag Illustrator to a different desktop the action fails, leaving a transparent grey window over the whole screen. Logging out and back in again clears the grey window. I will try to make a video to show what happens. 1 vote
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workspaceAs you can see, I can't figure out how in the &&^&* to get this issue resolved. HOW, before my head explodes, do you restore THESE icons or whatever the **** they're called back to their original settings??????????????? 1 vote
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Illustrator CC 2018 - CEP on Windows, unable to debugCurrently 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. 1 vote
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I don't see wich item a selectedIt's not possible when I selected an item to see wich item I selected. 
 Also every transform option / scale option is not available.
 My gideluines dispears and come back when they want ...1 vote
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Vector shapes show as blackWhen 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…1 voteI 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
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crashI 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. 1 voteAre 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
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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. 1 vote
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Send to backI 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. 1 vote
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Illustrator Crashing when opening filesWhen I'm working in Illustrator and I have another file I want to open, I'll double-click open a file and Illustrator will stop responding. I'll need to quit using the task manager and open the files again. I had a work-around of opening a file from File > Open, but now that just crashed my illustrator file as well. I'm working on Windows 10. Unfortunately I can't share my files, but it's been happening across several projects. Can't pin-point a specific issue. 6 votesPlease accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience. 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. 
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Illustrator freezes - must close using Task ManagerIllustrator freezes, menus not accessible and/or if they open, it is blank. I can still select items on the artboard, but cannot use anything in menus and tools. Once Illustrator freezes, I cannot close unless I use the Task Manager. 5 votesPlease accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience. 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. 
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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.1 vote
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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! 2 votesRequest to Contact Support · AdminIllustrator Engineering
    (Software Engineer, Adobe Illustrator)
 responded AdminIllustrator Engineering
    (Software Engineer, Adobe Illustrator)
 respondedWe are closing the ticket as we are not able to reproduce this on AI version 22.1. 
 If your problem is not solved, 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.With Best Regards, 
 Raghuveer Singh
 Illustrator Team
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Preferences reset to default... EVERY time I open IllustratorEvery time I open Illustrator, all preferences are reset to the defaults. EVERY preference, EVERY time. I've saved custom workspaces, keyboard shortcuts, etc. and those are available to be activated, every time I open the application. 
 Using AI CC 2018 (22.0.1) on Windows 7, with Cloud disabled.
 I do NOT have the option to install the latest patch; I don't even have access to menu item "Check for Updates."
 Would be EXTREMELY helpful if Adobe would make the list of fixes for each patch available. I have no way of knowing when there's been an update, or what was patched…15 votesThe issues seems to happen again in 28.0 and 28.1 The team is now aware of the bug. Still — please comment and upvote to help the team to get statistics on the magnitude of the problem. 
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Several Illustrator 22.0.1 Issues with High Sierra UpdateThe issues keep surfacing after the OS High Sierra update making my job increasingly difficult and frustrating. Issues ranging from bounding boxes not working to the inability to modify/click on text. Also, I find that I sometimes after some design and then saving the project, the layout switches back on all the changes that I made, after saving is complete. I'll close the file, reopen, and the changes appear as they should have. Crashing is also an issue, seems "minor" compared to these other problems. Oh, and most times when I save, I get the message that this file has… 2 votesPlease accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience. 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. 
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