Uneditable type after drop shadow effect added
When I create text in Illustrator and add a drop shadow it becomes "unedtable"? CS 6 version
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
View ArticleEasy way to drag and drop vectors between programs?
In CS5, I was fairly easily able to do this by dragging a vector directly from illustrator to fireworks, but vectors drug back to illustrator would be rasterized. I recall photoshop did some of this...
View Articlelandscape plan vector images
I'm looking for some downloadable landscape plan vector images. Where do i look for this?
View ArticleWhen I open a file in Illustrator CS6, I have to then click in the document...
When I open a file and try to select, copy, or paste objects within it, nothing happens. I have to click in the document (so as to select it), but then it zooms out to the max with an error noise....
View ArticleModifier Keys Not Working - Tried Everything!
I am working on OS 10.8.3. Just installed Adobe Illustrator (CS4), and the modifier keys (shift, space bar, etc.) won't work at all. I have tried every suggestion I could find in the forums, but to no...
View Articleno additional toolbar free transform tool in Illustrator CC
i cannot find the small additional tool bar (like here http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ctgGM2-J8Sw#t =69s) after i select the free transform tool. and of course the...
View ArticleADINIT.DAT plugin
Recently getting the message; "The plugin cannot be initialized for lack of the initiaalization file "ADINIT.DAT". I dont know what this means or how to fix it
View ArticleHow do I make paths that will be paper white?
I need to make some paths - straight lines, really - in an Illustrator file that will be "paper white" when printed. Working in CMYK mode. In other words, when printed, there will be no dots at all in...
View ArticleThe default program for .ai files is Bridge and Windows won't let me change it.
My computer refuses to associate .ai files with Illustrator. Instead it associates them with Bridge. Even when you right click on a file and go to "Open with..." Illustrator is not an option. This is...
View ArticleTrying to install trial illustrator.Help!
I have a brand new computer with Windows 8. All I want to do is install the trial version of Illustrator. I had to try at least four times to get the download and when I finally did, the installation,...
View ArticleHow can I create these textured looks?
Hello, I have two illustrations that I would like to apply textures to to give them a bit more character. I love the textures created in the illustrations below. They are by Ryo Takemasa. Is this...
View ArticleIllustrator app not available in design capital 2014 South Africa??Why??
I succesfully downloaded the CC trial used it for a month now want to buy it, but the response is that it is not available in my country??? Any one else having this problem, or can anyone tell me when...
View Articledownload
I can't seem to dowload illustrator on my laptop or computer, what is required (in simple terms)??
View ArticleIllustrator CC 64-bit application hangs
I'm getting Illustrator CC application hangs on a win 7 system after opening up a file or even select a tool or path in files that were previously created in Ai CC, even hours before.Also getting the...
View ArticleMissing Live Trace on CS5 top bar
HELP: Does anyone know how to recover the Live Trace button as well as the entire option on a CS5 top bar and Objects menu? Mine has vanished, and while i am still able to find Live Trace under the...
View ArticleWhat makes an object expandable?
i downloaded this badge .eps file off this website. opened it in Illustrator, upgrouped the text so it would be editable but it wasn't. i then tried to expand the pbject but it wont let me. i have...
View Articleentities missing on pixel export
in illu cs6 x64 there are objects missing in the export file like jpg or png.saving as pdf contains all objects.is it a bug or an unseen feature??
View ArticleI have hundreds of the same shape that needs to be converted into a symbol...
I have hundreds of the same shape that needs to be converted into a symbol for easy editing. Is there a way to do this in Illustrator? Background here may be relevant: The place I am working is...
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