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  1. Rotation tool doesn't stick while I try to change the anchor point

    Rotate tool doesnt work poperly. After I try to change the anchor point. Nothing happens.

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  2. Link and Resolution

    lately i have working with some client adobe file and i notice that there is some problem or bug i usually come across. The first one is some time file that i open contain the image link that support link to high resolution image but appear in low resolution, when it print out the pixel is damage, this matter only solve be re-link the image to high resolution image. The second one are more severe, some time the file that i have already link or re-link to high resolution image and save but when i reopen the file, the image…

    2 votes

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  3. Gray artifact appears when I move the tool

    Gray artifact appears when I move the tool

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  4. Blending Modes BUG in Ai

    1. Version of Adobe Illustrator - 22.1 Machine: iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M380 2048 MB
    2. The issues - Using Blending Modes (specifically Screen/Color Burn). Worked both in on-screen preview mode & saved as a jpg, Thursday, April 12th, 2018. Today, Monday April 16th, they are not displaying properly on-screen, in print, or in saved file preview. (if color mode is switched to RGB, blending mode displays more properly, but not in Overprint Preview) Screen blending mode disappears/Color Burn retains only some parts of the graphic in black. Does not translate between cc programs either.
    3. Expected…
    2 votes

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    Please get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com . 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.
    We may also need your help with file to get this internally reproduced and then subsequently attempt to resolve it.

    Warm Regards,
    Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator

  5. Restart every 1 min to fix a bug – Illustrator Font Panel Bug

    Adobe Illustrator always show the default font Myriad Pro no matter which typeface/font you are using. Also Fonts and weights that you are using disappear from the dropdown of the font.

    The only way of fixing it is to restart illustrator every 1 min.

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  6. AI from PDF keeps old thumbnail/preview

    I often get someone's source documentation in PDF.

    Yes, we should get source. No, it seems we can't get the soruce.

    So - I open the PDF in Illustrator and save the useful chunks - graphics mostly - as separate files in .ai format, pdf-compatable.

    For whatever reason, those docs usually will not preview correctly in Win Explorer or when browsing from ID to place as a graphic.

    It seems there's some preview/thumbnail info from the original PDF that lingers in the AI file - even though it was a multi-page file, and I'm only using a piece of it…

    2 votes

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  7. Problem syncing with CC Files on startup (sometimes!!)

    Well the title says it all, really!
    It looks like I have NO files in the cloud. But not all the time. Restarting Illustrator sometimes solves the problem.
    I reïnstalled the program, have the latest updates, etc...
    Maybe I overlook something?
    Thank you.

    2 votes

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  8. Screen flashes with large slice in screen

    I am using Adobe Illustrator CC version 22.1. I open a new document, and no matter what the content, the screen flashes in and out and then a large triangle shaped slice appears in the screen. I cannot use Illustrator at this point. This program costs way too much money for this. Please see attached.

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  9. Font increase/decrease arrows in character panel immediately closes character panel

    Select text in an art board, when the character panel appears in the properties panel, and you then try and click/hold the text size arrows, they don't work and instantly close the character panel. Feels like a bug because I was able to use this workflow before to adjust the size of properly selected text.

    2 votes

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  10. Slow on iMac

    I have just bought a new iMac Retina 5K 27-inch (2017) with i5 3,4 processor, 16 gb of Ram, Raedon Pro 570 with 4 GB.

    Illustrator is very very slow... the files I have are simple vector only with no effects and simple paths. The files are local.

    I have a low spec 5 year old pc laptop, the files run better on that...
    Please help!

    2 votes

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  11. Slow new start screen

    New start screen is slow and has difficulty connecting to the cloud. I have all the latest updates of the entire CC.

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  12. A clip group containing a compound path that borders an artboard often gets stuck as selected

    A clip group containing a compound path that borders an artboard often gets stuck as selected. Scaling the clip group (then undoing) causes the group to become unstuck as selected.

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  13. Outline mode does not work

    I have Illustrator CC, I have tried the work around of Ctrl+E then Ctrl+Y.
    Outline mode displays the lines but freeze and won’t allow the color to leave the image or the lines to be manipulated. I’m so fed up how could I possibly use this program professionally, i have looked up the work around and tried Ctrl+E followed by Ctrl+Y and have tried to access through view mode, still no joy. I have shut down and reopened files 8 times and started again three times on new art board. This problem has gone on for two days. I had…

    2 votes

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  14. Illustrator 2018 Version 22.1 Opening multiple-page PDF - Artboard Issue

    Opened multiple-paged PDF file to show all pages as artboards
    Saved file as PDF after editing (another name)
    Opened said PDF file and all pages as artboards show up as default

    I'm not able to choose if I want to work with a single page on this PDF anymore?

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  15. Computer restarted and I lost all unsaved work in Illustrator

    Usually I get some sort of message that tells me I have unsaved work that was recovered but this time I did not. Illustrator wasn't even showing the most recent files to open. Using Illustrator CC version 22.0.1

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  16. Exporting Issue

    Whenever I go to export a file, the exported image shows a non existent image/layer that is not in or showing on the document when open.

    The first image below shows what I export from illustrator, the second is what I screenshot inside the file, aka what I'm trying to have as the exported image.

    If anyone has a solution to this problem, it would be greatly appreciated if you can help out a guy with no ideas on how to fix it.

    Thank you

    2 votes

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  17. Radial gradient generates broken CSS

    Illustrator CC 22.1. To reproduce, create a rectangle with fill set to any radial gradient. Name the rectangle, open CSS Properties window. Observe the generated CSS:

    .GradientBox
    {
    background : -moz-radial-gradient(50% 50%, circle farthest-corner, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 100%);
    background : -webkit-radial-gradient(50% 50%, circle farthest-corner, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 100%);
    background : -webkit-gradient(radial,50% 50% ,0 , 50% 50%, 272.12 ,color-stop(0,rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) ),color-stop(1,rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) ));
    background : -o-radial-gradient(50% 50%, circle farthest-corner, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 100%);
    background : -ms-radial-gradient(50% 50%, circle farthest-corner,…

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  18. adobe illustrator link images broken between mac and windows client

    adobe illustrator link images broken between mac and windows client (if link images not on the same path as illustrator file)

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  19. Illustrator Saving Error with 2 art boards

    We were building a billboard with extension. Art saved fine with only one artboard. We created a second artboard for the extension, then saved the file. Illustrator error states: the Dimensions of this page are out of range. Total size of both art boards 16.4611 in High x 49.9167 w. Got to have this fixed new Illustrator was updated yesterday.

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  20. Shortcut cmd + ; = Hide Guides

    cmd + ; = Hide Guides

    Instead of hiding guides, I get Preference window with Units. Is it because of the Danish keyboard? (I don't know how it works) How do I fix this?

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