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  1. Printer and settings won't stay selected

    Every other update makes the default printer not stay saved and selected. I also use a custom setting to make the PDF shrink to fit and that does not stay selected either. With my job of designing proofs and sending them out, this makes a huge time waster to have to select the printer each time, click done and then click print again to get the printer settings to come up.

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  2. Live Paint settings reset on restart

    Whenever I open Illustrator the settings for Live Paint reset themselves.
    I.E. I double-click on the tool, set the swatch preview to off and highlight on, but next time I open Illustrator swatch preview is back on and highlight is off.

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  3. The program is crashing frequently

    The program is crashing frequently, giving a black screen and sometimes the screen freezes on a file, even if I change tabs.

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    1 comment  ·  Documents and Artboards  ·  Admin →
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  4. Text Converted to Outlines Upon Copy in 2026 with Keyboard Maestro Installed

    Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.0)
    macOS Sequoia 15.7.1
    Keyboard Maestro 11.0.4

    When copying a live text object in Adobe Illustrator 2026 (point type, area type, type on a path objects), pasting with CMD+V or Edit > Paste converts the text into outlines when Keyboard Maestro Mac automation software is running.

    Quitting Keyboard Maestro Engine stops the behavior so that copying and pasting gives live text in the pasted object.

    Disabling com.adobe.svg as a clipboard copy flavor also fixes the problem, allowing copy and paste to preserve live text instead of creating outlines.

    This problem does not occur in Illustrator 2025 (29.8.3)…

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  5. PDF Export for Screens saving full document even thought multiple files selected

    When you 'Export for Screens' as a range or tick certain artboards to export as PDF. These exported PDFs opens the full document rather than just the selected artboard. This happens when you open an exported PDF artboard in Illustrator 2026, but if you open it in 2025 version it opens as it should.

    Version 30.0
    OSX Sonoma 14.31

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  6. Applying a material to an extruded object says it’s not enough RAM

    I apparently don't have enough RAM to do this. I'm trying to add a material to the border of the left file, it's a fill not a stoke... I have 96GB of RAM.... I am apparently using 26GB of memory. 70 Gb of RAM Should really be enough for almost anything I would think. Please let me know if there's a way I can use these tools if not I'll have to go back to my client and say "Adobe can't do it" once again.

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    Need More Info  ·  1 comment  ·  Effects, Appearance, Graphic Styles  ·  Admin →
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  7. GPU glitch / flicker / spinning wheel lag while moving artboards (since Illustrator 29.8.3 - 30.0)

    There is an annoying bug with GPU glitch / flicker / spinning wheel lag while moving artboards (since Illustrator 29.8.3 - 30.0)

    1. Choose artboard tool
    2. Move artboard

    glitch and laggy movement

    How to fix this?
    (It is absolutely NO option to turn of GPU ussage!)

    iMac Pro 2017
    Prozessor 2,3 GHz 18-Core Intel Xeon W Grafik Radeon Pro Vega 64 16 GB
    Speicher 128 GB 2666 MHz DDR4
    macOS Sequoia 15.7.1

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  8. Command+V not working in Pantone Connect

    I just had an automatic update for Illustrator version [30.0], and since then, copying the hex code and pasting with shortcut Command+V is not working in the Pantone Connect extension. It seems that it is working with a right click of the mouse, but does anyone have an idea why the shortcut is not working anymore, as this was way faster?
    I'm on Apple M4 Pro 24GB Version 15.6.1 (24G90).

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  9. Switching keyboard layout with Win32 API message hangs Illustrator.

    When I switch the keyboard layout to non-English, using the Win32 API SendMessage/PostMessage WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST (0x50), Illustrator crashes.

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  10. Add colour theme to swatches from CC Library is not working, it only gives a pink swatch

    Add colour theme to swatches from CC Library is not working, it only gives a pink swatch

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  11. Text style in a mess when editing text. They appear ok in Preview mode. I can't complete the task or job.

    I am trying to edit this text in illustrator 29.7.1. Each time a type, make an amendment to the existing text it scrambles all of the settings and messes everything up (please see screenshots of before and after). I've tried to output to PDF but this also displays in a mess. Please let me know if there is a fix so I don't have to abandon this job and start again. Thanks, D

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    Need More Info  ·  1 comment  ·  Type, Fonts, Text  ·  Admin →
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  12. Show pixel grid above 600 zoom not working

    I am tying to do pixel based artwork and I want to see the pixel grid when zooming in at high values. There is an opition in preference panel to show pixel grid above 600 zoom which is not working

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  13. Illustrator 2025 cannot copy and paste.

    I cannot get my illustrator to copy and paste. The newer the version, the more frequent this issue happens. Now, I couldn't even copy and paste.

    I'm not using any 3rd party clipboard management. I did not reconfigure my keyboard shortcuts. I have cleared windows clipboard, cleared preference. I tried shutting off the software and reopen. Every time is still the same.

    It's not a new issue. What baffles me is Adobe keep coming out to new features while couldn't deal with such simple function.

    2 votes

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  14. When I make a change in text, the font reverts to the previously used font

    Hello,
    When I make a change in text, the font reverts to the previously used font

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  15. Split Into Grid adds printable lines instead of guides

    In Split Into Grid window there's an option to "add guides". But instead of guides lines are added that have standard stroke — printable lines that are conveniently in neutral greenish color 0,1 pt stroke and look like guides so it's easy to miss that.

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  16. 実践チュートリアルに関するエラー

    実践チュートリアルがひらけません

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  17. Unable to export blank canvas using 'Export to Screen Multiple Formats'

    Cannot export blank canvas using 'Export to Screen Multiple Formats'.
    When making a brochure, one page is blank, but when using "Export to Screen Multiple Formats" to export, it prompts that a blank canvas cannot be exported.

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  18. Swatch Info renders a saved tint as yet another copy of the main global color

    The feature doesn't work correctly with tints for global colors.
    When a new tint of a global color is saved into Swatches, it gets displayed as an un-tinted one by Swatch Info, as the image shows.

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  19. Joining two paths completely ruins brush width/variable stroke width profiles

    1. Draw a path with a pressure-sensitive brush. Draw another one that begins near where the first one ends.
    2. Select the ends of both paths. Object > Join.

    3. Wonder why the resulting pressure profile bears no resemblance to what you had on screen before the join.

    4. Draw a path with a variable stroke width. Draw another one that begins near where the first one ends.

    5. Select the ends of both paths. Object > Join.

    6. Wonder why the resulting width profile bears no resemblance to what you had on screen before the join.

    I think it might be just grabbing the pressure/width…

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  20. Strokes with a profile and have the rounded corners selected end up having pointy corners

    The corners of my strokes should have a rounded corner but the moment I adjust the profile with the width tool they turn all pointy

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