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  1. Pasting text within text box changes formatting to neighboring type

    I am trying to cut and paste type within an area type box. I have the type formatted with mixed attributes. But when I paste the type in its new location all formatting is lost and it assumes the format of the type next to where I paste it.

    1 vote
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  2. Dimensions get expanded when moved, with or without related objects

    I can somewhat understand dimension object get expanded when they are moved away from the measured object... although this should not happen.

    But why the dimension objects get expanded when they are moved WITH the measured object? What, Ai can’t distinguish moving form other transformation? What if need to move my artwork to just insert something else — what, this makes all of my dimensions instantly dead?

    Don’t expand dimensions until a user has an clear intention to do it!

    11 votes
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  3. Illustrator JavaScript Scripting Reference.pdf Pages 46 (Documents Section)

    "ArtBoard" or "artBoard" ???? There must be consistency in capitalization
    [, numArtBoards]
    [, artboardLayout]
    [, artboardSpacing]
    [, artboardRowsOrCols])

    1 vote
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  4. Printed image dimensions .5" larger than dimensions in Illustrator

    Mac Sonoma
    Illustrator 29.1

    I am printing a mechanical drawing. I have added multiple dimensions. My image is 20/25" x 45 " so I am tiling my printout. No matter which printer I use and which print settings, my printouts are always .5" larger than the dimensions in illustrator. I have tried adding overlaps, printing on borderless paper, removing overlaps, etc. Nothing fixes this problem

    1 vote
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  5. 鼠标按住路径illustrator无响应，松开鼠标就好了

    鼠标按住路径（任何路径）illustrator无响应，松开鼠标就好了。
    如视频：

    2 votes
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  6. [Illustrator 2025, 29.0][Win11 Pro 23H2] Polish Characters (Alt GR + A, C, E, O, X) Not Working in the Artboard Name Field

    When I try to type a Polish character in the artboard name field - using Alt GR + A, C, E, O, X - nothing happens. The only one that works is Alt Gr + Z.

    Interestingly, Polish characters work just fine in text boxes and in the layers panel.

    1 vote
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  7. When does Adobe plan to update Illustrator to new Windows 11 (24H2)?

    I can't install Illustrator on my new Windows 11 (24H2) computer.

    I understand that this 2024 operating system is not yet compatible with Illustrator. When does Adobe plan to update?

    Currently compatible Windows operating systems 11 v23H2, v22H2 and v21H2, Windows 10 v22H2 and v21H2

    1 vote
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  8. Align / Distribute ignores Constrain Angle

    The Align and Distribute options do not take into account the Constrain Angle setting when the Constrain Angle is not equal to zero. In simpler terms, the Constrain Angle for Align and Distribute is always set to zero.

    12 votes
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  9. Move Tool Malfunction

    I can't select the move tool properly-- or any other tool in this case. The main selected tool is stuck in the hand tool. After a while, it switches to the move tool and it gets crazier!!

    Whenever I select a layer or an object, there's a 1-3 second delay. Can this be fixed? My projects are affected. I tried resetting the app already.

    1 vote
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  10. Edges are misaligned at high zoom level

    After zooming in on a rectangle, the actual rendered appearance is misaligned with the edges of the rectangle.

    1 vote
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  11. ファイルを開き直すとカーニングがリセットされる

    .aiファイルでデザインを作成し保存、ファイルを一度閉じてから再び開くと、特定のテキストのカーニング設定がリセットされます。
    発生条件は不明ですが、今のところファイル中に1つだけ現れています。
    ただし、いろいろ設定をいじって一つを解決すると、別の場所に新たに発生する可能性があります（これは作業前に全ての問題を把握してから取り掛からなかったのではじめから2箇所の問題があったのかもしれません）。

    現時点では対処法が見つかっていないので、目を皿にして入稿チェックデータを確認し、見つけ次第直し、の繰り返ししかありません。

    後から修正のできない印刷物にとっては重大な問題ですので、調査と修正をお願いしたいです。
    他に提供できる情報があれば提供いたします。

    1 vote
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  12. [ExtendScript] Cannot set Document.rulerUnits

    There is no way via scripting to set a document's rulerUnits (pts, mm, inch, etc) because the property Document.rulerUnits is—erroneously, surely—read only.

    If Document.rulerUnits was writable, we would simply do this:

      var doc = app.activeDocument;
  doc.rulerUnits = RulerUnits.MILLIMETERS;

    This is important because there is literally no way to set this via script, except to create a new document.

    3 votes
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  13. 3D RGB vector object pasted via clipboard in Photoshop becomes CMYK when editing its content

    Hello! I encountered this error: a vector RGB object with 3D effect, pasted as a smart object from Illustrator to Photoshop via clipboard, opens as CMYK when its contents are edited. Screen recording attached.
    Windows 11 23H2
    Illustrator 28.5
    Photoshop 25.7

    7 votes
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  14. Can't add new items to my CC Libraries when working from home

    Here is my issue, I have two Mac computers both running the latest version of the Ventura operating system (13.6.7 at the time of this post), one of them is at the office and the other one is at home for work I do when away from the office.

    I have a teams account with Adobe provided by my employer. I log into CC using the same ID on both machines. On my computer at the office, I can add new items to any of my Adobe Libraries in any of the apps. However, on my home computer I can't…

    2 votes
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  15. Left mouse keeps registering double clicks in Illustrator 2025

    My mouse keeps registering double clicks when I only click once. For example when I select multiple object to align to a key object, Illustrator opens up isolation mode on the key object. It is not a hardware issue as I have tried 2 other mouses, same result. I do not experience similar issues in any other programs, just Illustrator. I also reset my preferences and still the error persists. This is so frustrating as I I cannot work effectively and before I updated to 2025 version I did not have this issue. Please assist.

    1 vote
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  16. Cannot double-click on a text to switch to the Text tool and activate text editing mode as before

    Since yesterday Illustrator (29.1) has virtually become unusable to me and I have no idea what happened. I didn't install any new apps.

    I cannot double click on a text to switch to the text tool and activate text editing mode as before. What is going on here???

    1 vote
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  17. Text stroke disappears

    Illustrator 28.6 on Mac OS Ventura 13.5.2

    I'm not sure whether it's an Illustrator or Photoshop problem.

    I have text with white strokes in the background, but when I open the .ai in Photoshop (300dpi) , the white outlines have all disappeared.

    They don't appear in the Art View (preview) of the .ai either. Nor if I open the file with Preview or Adobe Acrobat. That's why I'm thinking it's an Illustrator issue. Zooming in with Acrobat actually makes it crash…

    I have attached screenshots of my Illustrator artboard (you can see the white strokes), of the JPG I generated…

    1 vote
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  18. Strokes on text area, fill disappear

    Not sure if this work as intended, but it seems a bug to me and it does not allow using text areas elements. and strokes.

    I need to apply a silhouette stroke to a whole group of elements.
    I add a stroke, and I move it as the last effect in the aspect panel. This work for every group of elements, symbols and etc. Expect with groups containing text areas with filled background. In this case infact the stroke is removing the color fill from the text area.
    video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Td5y2LUQqcHD7BGAw5cl3-7aO4KDi6m6/view?usp=sharing

    I need to add external strokes to groups continaing text…

    2 votes
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  19. Naming artboards doesn't stick 50% of the time

    Here we are 4.5 years since I found this reported and it's still a bug. 

    Here's a breakdown of my workflow:
    Name my artboards in the artboard palette, and when I'm ready, I export those artboards in Export for Screens. 

    The bug presents itself as:
    a) The artboard name in the Export for Screens is not what I named my artboard in the palette. It's an artboard name from before my edit—even if that edit was entered 20-30 minutes ago.

    b) The name in Export for Screens is correct, but the exported asset still has the name before my edit.

    …

    1 vote
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  20. CoRun plugin error

    1 vote
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