198 Answered Questions for the topic Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator Automation Plugin

03/27/19

Is there an autosave feature in Adobe Illustrator?
Is there a way to retrieve your work after a crash, if you haven't saved for a while?
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Adobe Illustrator Cs5

03/27/19

How can I change the Blending Modes in Adobe Illustrator?
I can't seem to find it, even though it's probably looking me dead in the face. I'm new to Illustrator so I'm still trying to figure out the ins and outs of it. I'm using CS5. Any and all help is... more
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Adobe Illustrator Graphic Design Icon Pixel Art

03/27/19

How to convert every pixel of raster picture to square objects in Illustrator?
For example I have 10×10px icon. I want to produce 100 squares with correspondent color and location each. Actually, the question is how to make exact pixel mosaic out of raster image.I tried Live... more
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Adobe Illustrator

03/27/19

Erasing part of a shape with a stroke in Illustrator?
I have an oval shape with a stroke and no fill. I'm trying to erase part of the shape as have something lying on top of the shape and i don't want them touching. I have tried using the eraser tool... more
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Adobe Illustrator Adobe Cs5

03/27/19

Is there a way to make handles bigger in Illustrator?
Whilst using the pen-tool in Adobe Illustrator, it is quite difficult to "grab" the path handles. They are soooo very tiny! Inkscape's handles are about twice that size.Is there any way to get... more
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Adobe Illustrator Cs4

03/27/19

How do I combine two objects into one in Illustrator?
I have a G and an arrow. I want the arrow to act as the horizontal portion of the G. I have it lined up but when I apply effects I want then to act in one. For example If I apply a 3d effect I want... more
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Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Artboard

03/27/19

Is there a way to have InDesign respect the artboard set in Illustrator?
When placing a `*.ai` in InDesign, InDesign auto-crops the frame if part of the Illustrator artboard is empty. Even if I outline the Illustrator artboard with a no-stroke, no-fill rectangle,... more
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Adobe Illustrator Color Cs5 Screen Printing

03/27/19

Simple Spot Color Separations for Screen Printing?
Ok, I'm an Illustrator noob, but I've worked in screen printing. I made a design which is composed of an expanded Live Trace, a couple of rectangles with fills and strokes, and some text within... more
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Adobe Illustrator

03/27/19

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... more
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03/27/19

Convert text to paragraph text in Illustrator?
Is there any quick way to convert text created at point (automatically resizable boundaries) to a area (paragraph) text (with fixed boundaries) in Illustrator CS3?
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Adobe Illustrator Cc 2014

03/27/19

How do you create custom Arrowheads in illustrator CC?
I'm trying to create a custom arrowhead in illustrator CC but can't seem to find out how.
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Adobe Illustrator Drawing Zoom

03/26/19

Zoom-in and then while drawing shape zoom-out?
How can I zoom-out when zoomed-in at a certain percentage, while drawing a shape. That means after I've clicked on the canvas, and start drawing, but have not released the mouse. Thanks.
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Adobe Illustrator Drawing Drawing Tablet Brush

03/26/19

Illustrator: is it possible to use brush pressure without a tablet?
Is it possible to use **brush pressure** in Adobe Illustrator using a mouse only, not any external devices like drawing tablets?I asked because I cant change the "pressure" in the brush tool settings. more
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Adobe Illustrator Drawing Autocad

03/26/19

From a CAD model to an Illustration drawing. How to?
I am trying to draw the best illustration I can for a user manual.I have a CAD drawing in .STP and I would like to get some simple illustations in .AI or .EPS or .SVG I tried to export the... more
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Adobe Illustrator Artboard

03/26/19

Create more than one artboard when document is already saved?
I'm already working with an artboard, but i need two more, how can I add additional artboards to my document in Illustrator?
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Adobe Illustrator Drawing Image Trace

03/26/19

Approximating path with shapes?
Let's say I have a triangle that I drew with a pen so it's not perfect. I then upload it to illustrator and image trace it into a vector. It's now clean but still not perfect. Is there a way to... more
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Adobe Illustrator Graphic Design Scale Print Design

03/25/19

Illustrator: Resize Artboard With Objects Inside?
I've been looking everywhere, and cannot find my answer so I wanted to ask here. I know how to re-size my artboard in Illustrator and all that, but I cannot get my artboard to re-size with objects... more
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Adobe Illustrator Cs6 Adobe Freehand

03/19/19

From Freehand to Illustrator CS6?
What is the best way to convert a file from freehand to Illustrator CS6? I tried different methods:- **Illustrator 7**: Go to an old computer open the freehand file and export as Illustrator 7.... more
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Adobe Illustrator Cs6 Pdf

03/19/19

How to open a multiple page PDF file as artboards in Illustrator CS6?
I'm trying to open a PDF file with 7 pages and need to adjust each page in Illustrator CS6. How do I open the PDF file in one single AI files with all artboards within it?
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Adobe Illustrator Drawing

03/19/19

Illustrator: Snap at some distance from existing objects?
I'm drawing a bus line map. On some streets several bus lines pass together, so parts of the lines should be parallel and on a uniform distance from each other.Ideally, I would like that when I... more
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Adobe Illustrator Graphic Design Text Alignment

03/19/19

How to vertically center text in a box in Illustrator CS5?
How do I vertically center text in a box in Illustrator CS5? I cannot find a way to do that; in InDesign, it's a click away!
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Adobe Illustrator Adobe Cs4

03/19/19

Can't fill my drawing with the Bucket tool in Adobe Illustrator?
I drew an image, scanned it, opened it in Illustrator, did **Live Trace**, and then proceeded to use the Pen tool. Now when I try to put colors on my nicely drawn image using the Bucket tool I get... more
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03/19/19

What is the best Adobe software for designing a résumé?
I have been creating my CV with Photoshop for several years now. I've heard and seen it myself, that this is not the right tool at all to design a résumé.I never used the other tools from the Adobe... more
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Adobe Illustrator Cc 2014

03/19/19

How do I divide a circle into equal parts like a pie chart with Adobe Illustrator?
Is there a fairly simple way to divide a circle into equal parts using Adobe Illustrator CC?
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Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Drawing Shadows

03/19/19

How can I improve my lighting/shadow illustration skills?
I was curious to know if there are any resources, books, blogs that focus on perfecting object shadowing and lighting with Photoshop and/or Illustrator? I have and know how to do basic shadowing... more
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