Size an object without including the outline - Help!
Hi This is my first post, hopefully someone can help. I have a 100mm x 100mm grid set up with 10mm divisions. I draw a box 100mm x 100mm and snap to the grid. I then put a stroke of 1mm on the box and...
View Articlebackward compatible from CC to CS6
To save backward compatible doesn't work in CC. I can't open the file in CS6. Why?
View ArticleIllustrator CS6 Workspace Stops Working within a day or 2
Hi, I'm starting to get very aggravated with Illustrator CS6 (Mac) -- every day or 2, it stops working after opening 1 file. I clear the prefs, cache, etc. and it will work again for another day or 2....
View ArticleArial Narrow Font Issue
I'm working with Windows XP and Illustrator CS5. The font Arial Narrow displays condensed. None of the other Arial faces show any problems. Just Arial Narrow. I have tried deleting the font list from...
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Why are my paths and shapes distorting when I make them smaller?
This is what happens when I resize from large to small (in this case 600px to 60px). This has never happened before. Any clue why?
View ArticleIllustrator CC: Additional Plug-ins Folder not saved
I've installed Illustrator CC on MacOS X 10.6.8. I'm trying to add a folder to load some plugins but each time I set a folder this one is not restored when Illustrator restarts.The plugin is valid.In...
View ArticleMissing filters in the trial version of Illustrator CS6?
I am using Windows 8 and can not find render or lighting effects in the filters. any ideas?
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LAYERS don't display correctly (Illustrator CS6)
Good day, On my iMac, LAYERS don't display correctly in Illustrator CS6.I create 3 layers. When I set "don't print" to the upper layer (Calque 3), the display of the panel isn't correct anymore. The...
View ArticleHow to select multiple objects in the layerpanel?
Hi everybody, I have this enoying problem:I want to select a few paths in the layerpanel by NOT clicken on every one.So for example I have the following structure: Layer 01 path01 path02...
View Articlehow can i disable the automatic move command?
how can i disable the automatic move command? when i choose the move command it automatically moves whatever element that's selected, using the previous dimension used to move something. Big Problem.
View ArticleLinking Apps Together
I was watching Adobe TV and I noticed that the instructor hsd edge code linked within the Illustrator app. There were different icons for different apps at the top underneath the option tabs. Does...
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Chord Diagrams?
Anyone know how to make Chord Diagrams in Illustrator? Here is a pic of it done in powerpoint. I want to be able to add Frets automatically. Is this possible? Example would be. Take one of these...
View ArticleCreating an action
I have created an action and attached it to a function key. Is there a way I can copy this to other computers so that everyone in our group can utilize the command?
View ArticleStuck in Outline Mode
Oh no! My Illustrator CS2 is stuck in Outline mode, no mater how many times I press CTRL Y. Any ideas as to what could be causing this?
View ArticleUsing Illustrator CS5 to design for printing on DVDs
When using a DVD/CD template to do a design to print onto a DVD/CD even though the template shows the circular shapes of both the outer circumfrance and the central hole etc if I paste a square design...
View ArticleIs 5.1 compatible with 5.0?
My wife is running Illustrator CS5.0 (and it is up to date per Adobe) and I am running Illustrator CS5.1. She cannot edit a file I edited. Are these two versions compatible?CS
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I have a jpg file that I must use as a background in a Dreamweaver project....
I have a jpg file that I must use as a background in a Dreamweaver project. There is some text embedded in it that I can't edit. I have tried using Illustrator and Photoshop but I lack experience so...
View ArticleCS6 Crashes on Open, Mac 10.8.4
Tried opening Illustrator today after updating Mac OS security yesterday. All I'm getting are crashes on AI after the splash screen.I saw a similar link on Illustrator CC suggesting a Java update, but...
View Articlestarting a second illustrator instance
Hi,is there any possiblity to start a second illustrator instance/process; perhaps by command line parameter?If I open illustrator with "illustrator.exe c:\temp\test.ai" and illustrator already runs,...
View ArticleSometimes when I close my Illustrator CS6 file it automatically saves without...
Of course, if I didn't want to save the file this creates a problem. It doesn't happen all the time, just ocassionally and I can't figure out why it does it. Any thoughts? I'm using an iMac 2.5GHz...
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