Questions tagged [adobe-illustrator]
Illustrator is the vector graphics application included in Adobe's Creative Suite.
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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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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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Fonts without file extension, install on Windows?
I have received a folder of fonts which I need to install on Windows. The problem is, they do not have file extensions. For each font there are two files. One of those two gives some info when ...
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Best way to create an array of objects in Illustrator?
I often find myself needing to create an array of objects, either in a straight line, rotated around a centre point, or angled along a path. At the moment I'm using all sorts of different and no-doubt ...
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How to get pixel dimensions instead of pt?
I received an illustrator file that I'm trying to break up into it's bits. However everything is measured in pt rather than px. Is there a global setting i can change?
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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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Can you flatten a clipping mask into a new vector?
I have a relatively complicated repeating vector inside of a clipping mask.
There's a lot of parts that are not seen but take up a lot of disk space.
I was curious if there was a way to flatten/crop/...
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How can I scale Adobe software UIs on a high density display?
I got a new laptop with 4K screen, but my Photoshop, Illustrator & Dreamweaver have tiny icons instead of the regular size.
I have to scale down my screen resolution to be able to use it properly....
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convert outline to text in illustrator
how can I convert an outlined text back to editable text in Adobe Illustrator?
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Illustrator : automatically export multiple different-sized images from project
I have an .ai project open in Illustrator, that I need to export to multiple PNGs with different resolutions.
Is there a way to write a script or automate these exports in some way?
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Adobe Illustrator Saving to PSD: "Not enough memory to save the file"
This is on CS5.5 under Windows XP Professional.
There seems to be a known issue about saving (large) Adobe Illustrator files to PSD (thoroughly discussed), where the exporter will complain about "Not ...
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In Illustrator, I can't move objects by dragging them
I can move a selected object with the arrow keys, but grabbing it and dragging doesn't work at all. I'm using Illustrator CS5 (v.15.1.1) on Mavericks (v.10.9.5).
Is there some setting that disables ...
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How to create incremental numbers in InDesign or Illustrator?
I have an A3 layout with several tickets to be printed, each with an consecutive number. Is there a way to do it automatically instead of writing it by hand?
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Registering other formats as PDF for preview in Windows 7
According to this question and answers it is possible to view other file types as text in preview window in Windows 7.
Now I have a related case: I would like to preview AI (Illustrator) files in the ...
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How can one use Apple’s new emojis in Photoshop?
I’m trying to render a large version of one Apple’s new emojis in Photoshop.
I know how to write with emojis in something like TextEdit, but I need the emoji to have a transparent background.
I've ...
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