How do I use custom when tracing an image?
How do I use custom when tracing an image? It doesnt higlight when i roll over it and wont let me use it.
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1. Can only .PDF files that were made in Illustrator be edited in Illustrator?2. After opening a .PDF that was made in Illustrator, are you editing bitmaps or vector images? Thanks.
View ArticleReference point locator missing from top menu, can't change x-y coordinates?
I am using illustrator cs2 and somehow my reference point locator is missing from my menu bar? Also, I am not able to manually set the x y coordinates on anything besides 0 0. I have been using this...
View ArticleSaved PDF won't display base color
In Illustrator, I save a vector clouds with a blue backround. However, once saved as a PDF, the blue sky doesn'y appear. Just the white clouds on a checkerboard backround appear. I have checked, the...
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I need to scale multiple text boxes on a time scale without scaling the text
Im working for a geological firm that use timescales to describe their work (depths at times etc). I need to compress the time bar but not alter the text but cant find way to do it. Im only scaling in...
View Article'Darken' behaves like 'Multiply' in CMYK mode
In RGB documents, the 'Darken' transparency blend mode doesn't change colours, but only shows a colour if it is darker that the colour underneath it. In CMYK documents, 'Darken' acts differently. It...
View ArticleDE | Illustrator CS6 stürzt bei Speichervorgang ab (Creative Cloud Version)
Hallo alle zusammen, seit ein paar Tagen stürzt Illustrator CS6 (Creative Cloud Version) bei jeglichen Speichervorgängen unvorhersehrbar ab.Somit lassen sich Änderungen und Arbeitsfortschritt nicht...
View ArticleConvert an indesign script to illustrator
Hi scripting guy,I wrote this simple script for iD Cs 5.5 and it works fine, but I'd like convert for use with illustrator too.Can someone help me? var UIresult = myDisplayDialog();var myDocument =...
View Articleresize object without change gradient
hello, how can i resize an object (with the aid of paths) WITHOUT change the gradient??? thank u very much! (ps, my default is right at scale strokes & effects) cs5&6
View ArticleHow to update to CS5.1
I'm at a job where there's three macs using Illus CS5.1 / 15.1.0 / and a couple using CS5. The latest CS5 update I see on the download page is 15.0.2. What gives?
View Articlecolours of imported postscript not displayed properly in illustrator
Hi, I produced a colour map and colour gradient legend as a postscript file (.ps) using generic mapping tools software running under linux. When I import this file into illustrator (in windows 8) the...
View ArticleAutomatic templates
I am making a catalog for over hundred different school but all the same products and I want to logos to change. Is there anyway to automate this process by making a template and selecting the desired...
View Articlecs6 illustrator pdf help
I am trying to save a cs6 illustrator file as a pdf. When it opens it only shows one layer. I've checked create layers from top level layers. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong.
View ArticleIllustrator CS6 hangs saving files to local HD while having multiple server...
Mac OS 10.6Illustrator CS6 Illustrator CS6 hangs (spinning beach ball) when saving files to the computer's local HD while having multiple server share points mounted. I am NOT opening or saving the...
View ArticleMissing Image Trace Plugin in Illustrator CC?
The Image Trace feature is missing in my subscription version of Adobe Illustrator CC. The words appear in the dropdown menu, but the flyout menu does not list the usual functions, and the few that it...
View ArticleLayers Palette disappearing text and icons?
I have CS6 and I can not see the names, eyeball icons, lock icons and arrow icons in the Layers Palette. I see that the layers are there and when I hover my mouse over the layers the names and icon...
View Articletyping of accented characters changes font
I'm using Illustrator CS6 on a Mountain Lion Mac. Got a weird problem with one of my fonts. I'm used to type accented characters like é by typing option-e plus e. Which works so far. On one of my fonts...
View ArticleOverprint
Does anyone know if there is a way to warn you about any overprinting in an Illustrator file beisdes turning on and off the Seperation Preview. It would be nice if the warning came up as you save like...
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Saving Shapes to PNG Causes Jagged Edges
Hello, I use a Mac and I have Illustrator CS6 and I've noticed something strange. I create shapes using the pentool. When I save the shape to a PNG with a transparent background, it looks smooth,...
View ArticleCreating Multiple Artboards
I thought I'd ask this question here seeing as how everything I've learned about scripting has come from the knowledge everyone shares here (granted, I've only been at this a couple weeks now). I've...
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