Questions tagged [adobe-illustrator]
Illustrator is the vector graphics application included in Adobe's Creative Suite.
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How can I view .ai thumbnail previews in explorer / Windows 10?
I want to see a thumbnail preview in place of the file explorer icon. I've managed to get this working for PSD's and PDFs, but not AI files. I know there's no native support for this, and I'm fairly ...
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How to resize an .ai file in Photoshop CS4 without reducing image quality?
Am I right to assume you can enlarge .ai files without reducing the image quality? Are these vector files?
Also, can you click & drag the object to make it bigger or do you have to use the resize ...
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Convert expanded blend to one simple vector shape
Is it possible to convert an expanded blend to a simple lightweight vector shape, without all these inbetween paths of all n steps? It seems like a complicated object to work with since computer has ...
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How can I get a list of all fonts used in an Adobe Illustrator file?
How can I get a list of all fonts used in an Adobe Illustrator file? Is there a document properties / list of fonts tab that I can access to show all fonts used in an .ai file?
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Illustrator CS6 can't open the Illustration
I'm trying to open an AI file that opened last week but won't open anymore. It was saved as an AI file with CS6 compatibility. It will open in Adobe reader but I can't just resave it and open the new ...
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Fonts not working in Adobe Illustrator
All my fonts work perfectly in Photoshop, but when I open Illustrator and try to use them, lots of them are not working. If I select the first font in Illustrator, and press the down arrow to scroll ...
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How to reduce layers/sublayers/paths into one layer?
I had a single top-level layer called EAR. There were two vector paths which made it up.
Somehow, illustrator has transformed it from a normal, single top-level layer into a three-level layer ...
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SMB access issues Server 2016 from Mac-Catalina
I have 2 Macs accessing SMB shares of a Server 2016 and problems occur, constant server connection. Both Macs are in the graphics department.
Currently the problem is for Excel, Adobe Illustrator etc....
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Copy and paste plain text only in macOS?
My problem: I copy something from a webpage or Illustrator, then paste it into an email or another Illustrator document and the styles are carried over from the original doc when I just want the text ...
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Transparent overlaping path when creating font with Illustrator and FontSelf
I'm trying to create a glyph font with FontSelf (https://www.fontself.com/) and Adobe Illustrator but I'm running into somes problems.
As you can see on the screen capture below, on the exported font, ...
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How can I use Font Awesome vectors in Illustrator?
I'm stumped. As directed, I printed the Font Awesome Cheatsheet to PDF. When I open it with Acrobat Reader, it looks fine. However, when I try to open it with Illustrator, I get this warning:
The ...
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Is there an alternative way to install illustrator scripts on Windows?
I have a work computer that is controlled by an admin so I can't copy files into the program folder without calling them. I have tens of scripts to set up and copy into this folder which will require ...
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Illustrator CS4: SVG Export error "Transforms are Expanded"?
I get the following error when trying to save my image to SVG (via "Save Copy As"):
Transforms are expanded.
When I try to load the SVG in another program, all I get is a blank canvas. I ultimately ...
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In Adobe Illustrator, there's a path in an SVG file that shows up when hovering but cannot be selected or modified
I opened a SVG file in Adobe Illustrator that was made in another program (Inkscape), wanting to save it as a .ai file. There were some line segments that were completely lost, presumably due to ...
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Files Saving with a .5 File Extension
When I save an adobe file and I name it with .5 at the end, it saves this as a 5 File and not an adobe file (file name example: Print_Banner-240x25.5) My coworkers do not have this problem and wonder ...
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