Preparing a file for print. Flattening options and PDF creation
A client has asked for an advert to be reset for magazine publication. For various reasons I am preparing it in Illustrator CC (mainly that I am more comfortable with Illustrator and it contains some...
View ArticleText area not resizeable
Illustrator: For some reason it's not possible to alter a text area with the Direct Tool once I've drawn it, I can only move the entire object. Same goes for objcts. All corner points stay marked, no...
View Article'Snap to' feature isn't accurate- CC
I've been having issues witht the 'snap-to' functions in Illustrator and InDesign recently. When aligning shapes or text boxes etc to a grid I've set up, the snap points aren't lining up with the grid,...
View ArticleRectangle isn't showing when I highlight object with selection tool
I am no longer able to change size of an object as the size rectangle doesn't surround it anymore when i highlight it. Any help would be very much apprectiated. Thanks
View ArticleSVG font Problem at Commons
Nearly two days ago, I created a svg image and uploaded it to Wikimedia Commons. Link to this image is as follows:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OGRA(Pakistan)_Coat_of_Arms.sv gI used...
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Adding data to chart without adjusting the column
I have done a little searching and cant seem to find a solution to this, but it seems quite a silly problem, although I know Illustrators graph facilities are limited. Im creating a series of charts...
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3D headings
I need to recreate this heading styles, but not sure how to do it. Any suggestions would be very welcome! The font is Gotham Bold. Thanks.
View ArticleIllustrator CC (17.0.0) will not launch on OSX 10.9.1
I launch illustrator and it starts loading. Then I get the error that says Illustrator CC quit unexpectedly. I don't have any third party plug ins and I don't use a Wacom. I searched for that driver...
View ArticleGuides Invisible?
I recently reinstalled illustrator and now my guides aren't showing. Yes I have "show guides" enabled. I'm guessing this is just a setting, but I can't find it and this is pretty crucial as I'm trying...
View ArticleSaving to SVG
I'm trying to output files at 24px by 24px from an art board to svg format. When the file saves to my desktop and I reopen the artboard is then 800px by 800px. Is this only because I'm opening in...
View ArticleMask button in Live Trace menu
Cannot find any info on the purpose of this - any info please.
View ArticleHow do I set stroke color in Illustrator CC?
Just started working in Illustrator CC. I can't find the control to set stroke color. Any help out there?
View ArticleIllustrator CS6 conflict with Wacom tablets
Apologies if this has been asked before. Our studio has just upgraded to CS6 and my colleague and I are experiencing selection problems in AI with our Wacom tablets. I'm using an Intuos 3 and she is...
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How to create horizontal gridlines on a circle or shape?
I have a need to divide circles or shapes up HORIZONTALLY into say 100 pieces, then be able to click on those lines to show the width. When I split into grid or use the grid tool, it creates a square....
View ArticleMouse wheel: Illustrator != Photoshop
Is there any setting (hidden or otherwise) that will make the mouse wheel behave the same in Illustrator as it does in Photoshop? In particular, I would like the wheel to zoom without holding down the...
View ArticleWheel Mouse zoom in/out and pan with middle mouse button
This has been a source of extreme frustration for me because other Adobe products can do it natively as well as many other non-Adobe products.What I wanted to do was be able to zoom in and out by...
View ArticleError when moving an object around the art board (Video)
So I have a grouped object which I was about to move into place when I started getting this odd error, including a error message.Here is a video of the issue: http://youtu.be/8o1E_oF5D0I Error...
View Article(Video) Having to select a color twice. First selection will always be white.
This has to be a bug. When I add a shape, be it from Astute or Adobes own, I will start off with a transparent object. When I select the object to fill in solid, it will always fill in white even...
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Illustrator CC Downloading
I tried download illustrator a few times but it keeps on failing??!! I'm using a mac OS X 10.7.5
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