Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
- The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues
- Your expected result and the actual result
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44 results found
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Misleading Backup
I just lost an hour's work due to a power failure. I usually save more often, but didn't today. When the power came back and Illustrator launched, I was not prompted to recover a file. I checked the preferences and it said it was saving recovery data every two minutes.
The recovery location was empty.
I went on chat with support and they said, "Illustrator will, on very rare occasions, recover a file after a crash. it's exceptionally rare though. It has something to do with how and why the crash occured and only in special instances is recover possible.…
1 voteCan you please share the case id so that I can understand the conversation you had with the support staff.
We do turn off data recovery for complex documents as it affects performance. However there is a way to turn that optimisation off in preference File handling and Clipboard > Turn off Data Recovery for complex documents -
No longer able to use the arrow up/down keys to nudge artwork!
For some reason the arrow keys stopped working after the lastest upgrade. arrrrgh… I cannot use the up/down arrow keys to nudge artwork anymore. My workaround is to open the transform tool/panel, and play with the “X” or “Y” numbers to get a little “nudge”… so annoying! The only thing that changed on my end was that I updated the Illustrator software recently, so thinking this is an Adobe issue and not user error. Can you please fix this? Macbook pro (Retina mid 2014) OS X El Capitan.
15 votesWe could not reproduce this issue after several attempts. This issue could be due to other third party application holding the up/down arrow keys.
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File's list Symbols not automatically updated in panel when pasting symbols from another file.
Illustrator CC 2018 (22.1) on Mac High Sierra 10.13.3
I have a file that already has symbols in it. When I paste more symbols from another file, the symbols recently pasted do not appear in the Symbols panel (eg if I want to select one of them and use the panel's menu to select all instances).
The first file below shows the Symbol panel with the new symbols missing.
The second shows the Replace dropdown menu, where the new symbols are shown (colour circles).I only managed to make the new symbols appear by creating a random new one (it…
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We are closing the ticket as we are not able to reproduce this on AI version 22.1 (verified with 10.13.6).
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 -
Font Suggestion/Preview Font NOT Working
When I select my text box and then go to the Font pull down menu, I used to be able to use my arrow key and scroll through the font menu. While doing this the font box in my document would preview the fonts. Now I literally have to mouse over the font in the menu, which IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING and time consuming. Please fix this feature!!!
Or I could start typing in a font and Illustrator would suggest fonts as I type - this no longer work either.
CC2018
12 votesWe could not recreate this issue. This issue may not present in recent updates of Illustrator 25.2 and above. Please reach out to dl-sharewithai@adobe.com if you are able to reproduce this issue and want the Illustrator team to investigate this.
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Illustrator CC won's allow me to update the artboard size in Options panel.
When I change the width and height the size automatically reverts back to a size that is some 20 pixels off. I need the artboards to be precisely 2160x1920 which is the size they were when created, but somehow they change to different sizes like 2180x1916. When I try to update the size in the field, as soon as I click off the field the dimension goes right back to the old, incorrect dimension. I cannot save it out to the correct dimension. I can drag the size of the artboard with the artboard tool, but that is impossible to…
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App viewing window not appearing, Latest Windows Update
I just updated as windows prompted last night to Windows 10 Home; Version 1709; OS Build 16299.98, and Illustrator, photoshop, and presumably all adobe programs now has only the top bar for close, maximize/minimize- The workspace and any windows opened (ie file new) are just the background gray fill or black. The mouse seems to react between pointing and selecting and possibly the program is working underneath, but I can't see it. I've quit and restarted computer multiple times. Considering it was fine before, it's most likely tied to this latest release.
1 votePlease 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 -
Releasing envelope inside AI from smart object from PS crashes AI
I have pasted art from AICC2018 as smart object inside PS.
I have saved and closed this art in AI (just in case).Now I double-click smart object inside PS and it AI opens embedded art (not that saved separate file, of course). I select envelope in this embedded art, try to release it and AI crashes.
If I try to open separate saved copy and try to release envelope — it works fine.
If I copy and paste art from embedded file into new file and then try to release envelope —it still works fine.
Please try this yourself…14 votesThis issue can’t be reproduced.
If you happen to have this problem again — please comment and attach a test file with steps.
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Transform effect + Arc effect together give wrong appearance
I have group with 3 vectorized brush strokes (each is a group itself).
I want it's height to be scaled twice and then to be distorted to arc.
I apply Transform Effect and then Arc effect.
I expect group to look like bottom one, but it looks as top one!
The bottom set is group actually scaled and distorted, the top set is group with two effects applied — it looks like AI22 scales each path within two-level group and then apply Arc to main group.16 votesThe behavior can no longer be reproduced with the latest version. If you have the same issues though — please share the file.
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Why can I not use control in the new illustrator 2018
I cannot use control for some reason in illustrator 2018
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 -
Scaling segment scales another segment handle
I want to scale a segment of a path, so it's handles would have more length. I select this segment with Direct Selection, then pick Scale tool, hit Enter and set uniform scale. Strangely, this scale not only handles of my segment, but one handle of the segment NEXT TO ADJACENT, one segment away. I don't need it.
Attached screen recording shows this unselected handle anchor in pink circle. After I scale my segment, position of the handle changes, although my actions should not have affect it.
8 votesSadly, the issue must have been a very specific one and can’t be reproduced anymore by the description only, and the recording seems to be lost. So it’s either fixed or extremely rare. If you can replicate it, please share the case again.
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Changing size of area type shape with mixed font style changes all characters to one font style
I was using trial version of Illustrator CC 2017. I just purchased for a year and upgraded to Illustrator CC 2018.
Draw shape. Choose area type tool. Click path of bubble. Bubble disappears and is converted to Lorem Ipsum text with transparent path. Deselect object. Choose direct selection tool. Select the path. Choose default b/w stroke/fill. Now text is inside a white bubble with black outline. (I also used Type > Area Type Options > Inset Spacing to adjust margins inside the path, and First Baseline to X Height.)
Now, use the Type tool to select one word. Under Properties…
6 votesPlease get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels.
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. -
Typeface search box in Character panel still does not work
In the Character panel, when typing the name of a font, Illustrator allows two letter to be typed in and then jumbles the letters as one types them in, resulting in a frustrating and useless search.
In the attached screen shot, I was attempting to type in "Avant Garde" ... instead this is what happens. Every time. With any text entry. It was the same in the previous version of CC as well (only in Illustrator).
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Text panel not working!!! Suddenly I cannot change font, font size, leading, etc.
Suddenly I cannot change font, font size, leading, etc.
1 votePlease get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels.
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. -
curser error
while i am writing the name of a font I want to use the curser go to previews letter and stack on it, with the new letters written next to it.
Please se the video below.
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Zoom in/out Quick Key stopped working
Since updating to CC 2018 the zoom in/out quick key has stopped working.
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Saving PDF
Hi there! So, after the last update (Ai 2018) when I save ".ai" to ".PDF" or ".EPS", the software doesn't saving. The "Save Adobe PDF" window doesn't open. Anyone with the same problem?
Thanks!
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PDF save
in Ai CC 2017 and earlier i could save a file to "press quality" and uncheck the "preserve illustrator editing capabilities" to make a smaller PDF... a 70 MB Ai file could be saved to a "press quality" file at about 16 MB. now when i uncheck said box the PDF is 700KB and doesn't open as a PDF but has this text: "This is an Adobe® Illustrator® File that was saved without PDF Content". and if i leave it checked the resulting PDF is the same size as the Ai file. What happened?
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Ghost Trails
Updated the new Illustartor and now have ghost trails (copies what ever it is I am dragging a million times) everytime I click and drag a picture or text. Cant see my work, or move anything. I can close the window and reopen it and sometimes it will go away until I click and drag something again.
Adobe Illustrator CC 2018
5 votesPlease get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Please give a reference to this post so that we can identify you.
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.Thanks & Regards,
Raghuveer -
Pop up descriptions missing
The pop up descriptions for the various buttons on the toolbars are very inconsistent; sometimes they appear and sometimes they don't. Sometimes they take a long time to appear and sometimes they're fairly quick. Please fix this, as it is impossible to figure out what a tool does from an image, text is required.
1 voteCan you please share the version of Illustrator you are using and the operating system in use. We cannot recreate the issue at our end.
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