198 Answered Questions for the topic Adobe Illustrator
08/05/19
Photoshop layers into SVG paths?
I have a set of Photoshop files which consist of a base image with a series of layers with colored overlays. The overlays are labeled using the layer names.My task is to get these overlays as `SVG`...
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08/05/19
Photoshop vector smart object opening in Preview instead of Illustrator?
In Photoshop CC (version 19) on the Mac, I have a smart object vector graphic layer. Double-clicking the layer to edit the vector graphic, opens it in Preview (Mac) because, presumably, it thinks...
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Adobe Illustrator Resize
08/05/19
Scale drawings in Illustrator, maintain proportions of line weights and effects?
My problem is that when I scale down my drawing, the line weights stay the same, blotting out the artwork. If I scale up, the line weights become too thin. I've noticed that parametric effects...
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08/05/19
Modifier key bug with Adobe Design Standard CS4 (Mac OS 10.6.6)?
When I launch the Adobe apps, they ask me if I want to delete the preferences file. I say 'no'. Then, when using the apps, none of the tools seem to work properly, eg in Illustrator, I can't move...
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07/11/19
How can I export an image from Illustrator image at multiple sizes?
I am new to Adobe Illustrator and I have a logo image which I need to use in 5 or 6 different sizes. The logo image was created in Adobe Illustrator, but when I try to save the image to PNG or JPEG...
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06/21/19
In Pathfinder window, what is the difference between a shape mode and a pathfinder?
I'm learning Illustrator CC and right now I'm trying out the various tools in the Pathfinder window, and how they allow me to create shapes. Something that confuses me, is that they seem to be...
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Adobe Illustrator Measuring In Illustrator
06/21/19
how do you show rulers -- key commands answer please.
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06/21/19
How to fit text box size to text?
I want to fit the artboard to selected art (two text boxes) - the text boxes are larger than the text inside them - how do I fit (shrink) them to wrap tightly around my text?Illustrator version - CS5
06/21/19
How to add missing fonts to Adobe Illustrator?
When opening an Adobe Acrobat PDF document on Mac OS X Lion to edit in Adobe Illustrator CS6, I got the message:> The font Helvetica-Narrow-Bold is missing. Affected text will be displayed...
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06/21/19
Efficient workflows for handing off designs to developers?
I work as a UX/UI designer for my company's web sites. After I make the designs, I send the mockups to web developers, who implement them. It's a little more collaborative than that, but that's...
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Convert a line drawing from raster to vector?
I have a raster image, basically a scanned drawing of the outlines (and some detail) of various objects, and I wish to convert these lines to vectors, using either Illustrator or Inkscape.My...
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Adobe Illustrator Vector Graphics
06/20/19
How to Increase the quality of the Images on Illustrator?
I work with Adobe Illustrator creative suite 3.I want to know how can one really Increase the quality of the Image's / graphics?because the thing Is,whenever I view the Image or the graphic In...
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06/19/19
Add a hyperlink within Illustrator?
Is it possible to add a hyperlink to an object or a layer within Illustrator CS6 for a later SVG export?I know about the possibility to manually edit the exported file and wrap elements with an...
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06/18/19
How to group objects from Illustrator Layer menu?
How do you select and group multiple layers swiftly in Illustrator? Obviously you can tick them one by one and group after that but I am looking way for grouping layers selected between two shift +...
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06/18/19
How to change artboard size in AI CS6?
Sorry can't find this simple feature. I was asked for document size at creation time but don't know how to change this later.
Adobe Illustrator Layers
06/18/19
How to go to layer of currently selected object in Illustrator?
Say there are hundreds of unnamed layers in an Illustrator artboard. How do you just click one of those objects and reveal what layer it is on? And change to that layer?
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06/18/19
Export a single object in Illustrator without the other objects to SVG code?
So I am pretty much desperate by now.I am a web developer and -designer, but I don't use Illustrator. I just don't need it at all.The file that I got from the graphic designer contains two...
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06/18/19
How to subtract text from a shape in Adobe Illustrator?
I've created a rectangle, and I want to cut some text out of it, so that the text will appear as the background pattern. I expected to be able to achieve this by selecting the rectangle and the...
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06/18/19
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?
06/17/19
What is the easiest way to export just the selected objects in Illustrator?
The title says it all, I want to know what the simplest way to export the selected objects. In Inkscape, there is a menu option called `export selected` which does just this. The aforementioned...
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Adobe Illustrator Gradient
06/17/19
Adding multiple gradients to object in Adobe Illustrator?
I have an object which is a path (a nose to be specific). Now I want both a linear gradient and a radial gradient to be added to the object. So these must be separate gradient objects I guess, and...
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06/14/19
How to add numbers to Adobe Illustrator anchor points?
You know the "connect the dots" books for children where you connect the dots from 1 to 100 and a picture becomes visible?I would love to do the same in Adobe Illustrator.Is there a way (with any...
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06/13/19
How to make a font with Adobe Illustrator?
I have recently created my own font/typeface with Adobe Illustrator, and I would like to use it as a real font (e.g I would like to use it as I type something). Is this possible in Adobe...
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How to fill half of a word with one colour and the other half with a different colour in Adobe Illustrator?
I want to recreate the text of a logo I have. It had black half way down the text and then yellow for the other half. How do I create text with a different colour on each half in Adobe Illustrator?
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Adobe Illustrator Scale
06/13/19
Exponential/logarithmic scaling in Illustrator?
Given a flat object in Illustrator, how can I scale it along the X or Y axis so that it stretches in an exponential fashion? That means that the center barely is stretched, but the outer extents...
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