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  1. Text copied from web paste white but swatch says its black

    Since version 30.1 anytime i paste text into a file, the text will past white instead of black like it use too. All swatch areas say it is black but the text will be white. This has gotten pretty annoying because everytime i paste in text i have to change the color of it.

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  2. All my symbols gets displaced all the times

    Whenever I make symbols for sock label logo, these symbols get randomly gets displaced and moved to another location on the art board by itself. the positioning is completely random and no logic. It's been like this since Illustrator 2025. what is going on???
    Please see attached for example of what I mean random displacement of symbols, all the symbol object have been moved randomly to top right. Only way to fix is to break the symbols and manually move these objects back to where I intended to place. This is a must fix bug. please help!!!!

    MacOS 26.2 Illustrator…

    2 votes

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  3. SVG files won't open in Illustrator 2026. Works in earlier versions (tested in 2024)

    SVG files won't open in Illustrator 2026. I can open them in Illustrator 2024, and paste them into 2026. But opening the file in 2026 results in a totally blank artboard. Perhaps the parse is broken? Something got worse between these versions...

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  4. Dataset names with decimal values are truncated during Batch Export

    When exporting multiple Data Sets via Actions (PDF/EPS/SVG/JPG/PNG format), if the Data Set name contains a decimal value (for example: “Cumin Seeds 1.6 KG”), the exported file name does not retain the full value.
    Instead, the file name is truncated and exported as “Cumin Seeds 1.pdf” rather than “Cumin Seeds 1.6 KG.pdf”.

    It appears that Illustrator interprets the period (.) in the dataset name as part of a file extension separator, which results in the decimal value being removed during export.

    This creates workflow issues, especially in packaging and SKU-based production environments where decimal weights such as 1.6 KG, 2.5…

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  5. Navigation button (up, down, left right) not working

    I am using the latest Adobe Illustrator on windows and it's always the navigation button (up, down, left, right) cannot work. Tried to use Shift key, but still not working. Been like this for a half year. Also, you should be able to permit us using mouse to zoom in/out. Otherwise, it's a nightmare for fast-paced workers.

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  6. Absolute mode in Transform Each gives inaccurate dimensions

    For the new "Absolute" option in the Transform Each window, I expected it to be able to scale objects with strokes to exact dimensions when the "Scale Strokes & Effects" checkbox is unchecked.

    With the checkbox checked, everything works as expected. However, users also need to scale an object while keeping the stroke unchanged, yet still achieving an exact target width or height (a common need for icon designers, for example).

    As you can see at the start of the video, the original size is 74.1971 pt in Transform Each. We then instruct it to become 50 pt, and the…

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  7. メッシュを使ったグラデーションを回転するとひび割れのような線が入る

    メッシュを使ったグラデーションを回転するとひび割れのような線が入るのを改選してほしい
    メッシュを使ったグラデーションをラスタライズすると、ひび割れは消えるが、かなり拡大しないとわからない穴が開いていて、そのままプリントしてしまい、製品作り直し大きな損害でした。
    ひび割れ 1枚目画像
    ラスタライズ時の穴 2、3、4枚目画像

    2 votes

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  8. Color fill turning grey when selecting outside of Gamut area

    I am selecting colors for CMYK that are not out of Gamut, and it is still turning grey. Very annoying. I've been having so many issues with Illustrator not performing as expected.

    2 votes

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  9. Export for Screens scale dropdown doesn't work

    In the Export for Screens dialogue, the dropdown does not change the scale entered in the box. For example: box says 0.25x. I choose 1x in the dropdown, 1x is checked in the dropdown, but the box still says 0.25x and the export will be 0.25x.

    Typing the scale in the box works.

    Version 30.1

    2 votes

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  10. Double-click to select a text doesn't work

    Double-click to highlight and edit a text doesn't work, not in user interface and not in text objects.

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  11. Select Same Fill is disabled

    I recently migrated my Mac system from iMac Retina 5k to Apple M2 Ultra Mac Studio running Tahoe 26.2. Updated my full Creative Suite (Illustrator 30.1) and all was working fine will all latest updates and all until I began to work on basic vector shapes. Seems like I cannot select any fill doing Select > Same > Fill as I did for years before. Do I need to delete my preferences perhaps? I even tried very basic shapes, 3 squares, and option to Select Same Fill is greyed out...
    Now I will push "post idea" button hoping that it…

    2 votes

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  12. Horizontal Alignment Fails for Multiple Polygons/Star Tools; Centers Not Aligned (Vertical Alignment Works)

    Horizontal tool: When Using Multiple Polygons & Star Tools. Alignment dose Not Align Properly.
    The Center Point. / Reference Points are NOT Centered in the Polygons and Star Tools.

    ONLY Vertical Alignment works Properly.

    2 votes

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  13. 文字パネル側の「フォント名を英語で表記」設定が正常動作していない

    Windows 11 25H2
    Illustrator 30.1

    文字パネルにある「フォント名を英語で表記」にチェックを入れても、すべてが英語名で表記されず、日本語のまま残る部分があります。
    この状態で環境設定を確認すると、同名の設定では設定がONになっています。

    環境設定で設定をONにした場合は正常に英語表記されます。
    (ただし文字パネルでONにした状態で、環境設定を開き、そのままOFF・ONにした場合だと変わらず)


    Windows 11 25H2
    Illustrator 30.1

    Even when checking “Display font names in English” in the Character panel, not all names are displayed in English; some remain in Japanese.
    Checking the preferences in this state shows the setting is ON for the corresponding option.

    If you turn the setting ON in the Preferences, it displays correctly in English.
    (However, if you have it ON in the Character panel, open the Preferences, and then toggle it OFF and back ON, it remains unchanged.)

    2 votes

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  14. Type appears bolder after converting to outlines

    When converting live type to outlines, the outlined text appears noticeably bolder. If you zoom in closely, the weight looks correct again.

    This becomes a real problem when testing precise font weights for logos or identity work. Once type is outlined for customization, the apparent weight changes is making it difficult to accurately judge the final result. I often zoom out to evaluate designs at small sizes, but with outlined type, the visual weight no longer reflects how it should actually appear.

    This behavior also shows up in exports:
    If the outlined type is exported at small dimensions, the text…

    2 votes

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  15. Exporting layers to After Effects // Exportacion por capas a After Effects

    Illustrator layers are not being interpreted correctly in After Effects. The position of elements becomes disordered when accessing layers in After Effects as a composition. This bug has been present since the previous version. Please fix it; it's part of my daily work.

    No se interpreta bien las capas de illustrarortor en After Effects. La posicion que tienen los elementos se desordena al llamar por capas en after effects al llamar como composición. Este error vienen. Pasando desde la versión anterior. Corriganlo es parte de mi trabajo diario.

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  16. Numeric fields don’t accept typed input (e.g. Stroke width) in 30.1

    Reporting a UI regression in Illustrator 30.1 affecting numeric input fields.

    Issue
    In fields such as Stroke Width (Properties panel) and others, cannot type numeric values directly like we used to.

    • Arrow keys and scrubby dragging work
    • Typed input is ignored (caret often never appears)
    • This makes precise values (e.g., 240 pt) extremely impractical

    Environment
    * Illustrator version: 30.1
    * OS: (macOS / Windows – occurs on both, per community reports)
    * Panel affected most often: Properties (Stroke, Transform, etc.)

    Notes
    * The former “Scrubby Sliders” preference appears removed or always-on
    * The issue behaves like a focus/caret bug,…

    2 votes

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  17. Rectangle edge not snapping to bleed guideline with Shift key

    When dragging the edge of a rectangle while pressing the Shift key the line will not snap to the edge of the bleed guideline, it will only work if I release the Shift key, issue started to happen about a month ago.

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  18. Saving in older illustrator format scales 10 times down

    When saving a file in an older illustrator format, now the file appears 10 times smaller. As a signmaker working with sign software that doesn't accept newer ai or eps files this is VERY MUCH unwanted. I can scale it back to 100% in my sign making software but only manual. Not by alttering the comma in the scaling. This isn't accuracy I often need. Please undo this downscaling. Me, and a lot of colleagues, work for decades this way.

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  19. Delete Artboard should not spam in History when only one artboard remains

    While deleting artboards rapidly works now s it should, I can’t but notice that even when the only artboard is left, the Delete Artboard command and step still fires up and pollutes the History panel. With the only artboard left the command should just do nothing (until Ai team decided to invent the artboardless canvas and break all the things).

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  20. Live Shape center in the bounding box prevents Snap to Point from working

    As reported here — https://www.reddit.com/r/AdobeIllustrator/comments/1p6pyau/what_do_i_not_understand_about_snap_to_point/ — modern Illustrator is having problems when dragging live shapes by the center, expecting this center to snap as a point to another points.

    Live shapes like start, ellipses, rectangles, now have the additional widget controls displayed over the bounding box — to alter the shape on canvas. Well, this fat dot in the middle seems to obstruct the REAL center point shapes get when created.

    That’s why disabling the bounding box helps — the fat dot vanishes with it, exposing the real center point (Attributes panel control it being on or off).
    That’s why…

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