New document (File > New) window / dialog is blank / black / gray / empty
I am not able to create a new document, the dialog is blank
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Jade
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When I create a new document, I can't see the window with all the parameters (name, size, etc...) So I just can't create a new document! All I can do is open an old document, save a copy and erase everything to work in this document... I restarted my computer, installed the new version 25.2, nothing.
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Christine Eardley
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It is a work around but go to edit/preferences/general and check the box of (legacy" create new" format)
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Yosri
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trying to create a newfile just shows me a grey screen.
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Anonymous
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I did the 25.0 update this morning and I can't get illustrator to start a blank new document. When it opens the whole lower area is just grey. I can open old documents, but the "New Document" option literally does nothing.
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Ezra B
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Since updating my Illustrator to the 2021 version, the current version, and any other versions prior to it that I have reverted to have not been able to open new documents. When I launch the app, it opens the 'Welcome to Illustrator' window like normal, and I can open existing projects fine, but as soon as I go to 'Create New' or 'Templates', it won't open a new document window. The buttons don't seem to respond at all.
I've tried uninstalling Illustrator 2021 and re-installing, to no effect. I've installed the previous 2020 version, with the same bug where I can't open new documents. It's incredibly frustrating.The only way I can make a 'new' document is to open an existing document, resize the artboard and save as a copy.
THIS IS AN ISSUE ACROSS ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN AND PHOTOSHOP 2021.
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Anonymous
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I recently had to uninstall and reinstall. Now when I try to create a new custom document these screen is blank and doesn't give me the options needed to create the specs I need. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling again, but no luck.
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adobeG
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Go to Preferences > General > Check 'Use legacy "File New" interface'. And all is well again. Hope this helps.
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adobeG
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same error on version24.3, the error still exists.
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René
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yo actualice a la versión 24.3.0 y me sale ese error cuando no estaba asi
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Anonymous
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I can only use a template if I will open a new document. I don't have the possibility to create a new document using presets
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dtk
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I encountered the same problem. After updating to 24.2.1, "New Document" still does not work properly, I can only use the old version of "New Document"
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Nur, meanwhile you can revert to legacy New window in Preferences > General. It won’t fix that one, but it will allow you to work.
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Nur
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When I click file -> New, the interface show like this, no information about paper options. Please, how to fix it?
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Jamie
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Nah, I'm good. I just turned off the home screen. Turns out I don't miss it at all.
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Anonymous
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AMD E-350 with Radeon HD 6310M, 8gb, windown 10, illustrator 24.2
The same happens to me, the screen goes black and I have to use a template and modify the artboard.
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Anonymous
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The same happens to me - windows 10 64bits in the 24.2
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Anonymous
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In Illustrator 24.2 when creating a new document and you select create new you are getting a blank screen.
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Anonymous
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This issue started as soon as Illustrator was updated to version 24.2, basically when working o a document, and you save it and close it, you try to create a new document, but there is no dialog for the new document.
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Darcy
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I'm having various issues along these lines with Illustrator 24.1.3
For example - right now I have one .ai document open. I open a second document and the tab appears, and when I click the tab the layers panel changes to show the layers of the second document, but the work area still displays the first document I have open. From there I hit the 'home' button to see what would happen, and I just got a whole screen of blank areas like what you have here in your screenshot.
Getting really annoying.
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Anonymous
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I tried to open a new doc in Illustrator and get a blank window! Have tried different ways to restore but to no avail.