Draw a box, move a box, live, how?
Is it possible to have live editing in Illustrator? If I draw a box, only the outline is drawn, until I drop the box, then it's drawn as a box. Can I drag a box? Currently if I pick one up to move,...
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Having problems deactivating illustrator, How can I deactivate Illustrator when I cannot open the program?
View ArticleEditing Dashed Lines
When I define a dashed line, then go back to edit a new dash, the dash/gap settings must first be deleted. Is there a simple way to delete these numbers without selecting and deleting each one? I...
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No File Recovery?
Hey there, Illy just crashed on me for the first time on my new computer. I was working on my first file in Illy on this computer. Any way, I got to thinking ... why, oh why doesn't Adobe have auto...
View Articledark path's edges after using shape builder tool or masking objects
hi,i have a problem with path edges after using shape builder tool or masking objects. This problem occurs when i draw bright colored objects above dark colored object. After that i have dark path's...
View ArticleCannot save anything except an .ai file
Since I've had Illustrator CS6 and CC I cannot save any other file types besides an .ai file. I thought I may have had a bad version of CS6 but the upgrade to CC didn't solve the problem. I've also...
View ArticleLinked image scale percentage
Why is the linked image scale percentage being rounded off in Illustrator CC?
View ArticleSelected text do not show
Hi, I received an Illustrator file in which I have to implement a translated text. I see the text cursor, but when I try to select text it dissapears and I cannot see how much of a sentence or word is...
View ArticlePrint from context menu.
Perhaps this is more of a Windows question, but I haven't been able to find anything on it. I just got a new Machine (new to me anyway) with Windows 7 Professional. On my old computer (Windows XP) was...
View ArticleOT Features do not work anymore
Hello, I have a big problem, I can not select my OT features anymore. I can select them, but they will not show up and change. E.g. I wanna use some small caps from Minion Pro. Once I select the...
View ArticlePantone uncoated swatches look washed out
I'm somewhat green on the print side of things. I understand that pantone coated vs uncoated are formulated for printing on coated or uncoated papers. But what I'm not getting is, why do the uncoated...
View ArticlePaste Remembers Layers - CS6
Why doesn't Illustrator CS6 remember the layers, sublayers, and graphic styles of the multiple components of an object that I'm copying and pasting, either to another document or within the same...
View ArticleHow do I save html in CC?
OK, I have done all my slicing, naming them, checked that all naming convencions are fine, ready to save it for web, and...1) Do I select all slices and save?2)Why there is not at save as html option...
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Pixels being rounded down?
So I'm trying to copy an exact measurement from one item to another but Illustrator is rounding the measurements down to the cloest decimal pont. For example I want my icon to sit on 66.21 px but it...
View ArticleHow can you turn white clear on a jpeg?
I have downloaded a Jpeg file into illustrator. It is black and white. I need the white portion clear and the black portion white. how do I do this?
View Article"include linked files"
In Illustrator 6, you have to check "include linked files" every time you save a document. If you don't, the next time you open it, you are looking for the missing link. Is there a way that I can set...
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Gradient editor problem -- tighter transitions
Using CS6 Mac here. Was trying to duplicate some gradients made in Photoshop, but in vector form. It seems I can't make the midpoint transition as extreme as I can in Photoshop. For example, the...
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Pathfinder help
Hey, this is so infuriating as my mind has gone totally blank on the simplest of tasks. I'm attempting to cut out everything within this shape, hence making it transparent -I'm able to cut the text...
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