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| Illustrator CS2 Quiting | 5/11/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: This is Omar Faruq. I am trying to open The Illustrator CS2 from Application. But after initializing ...
A: Are you using a font management application to control your font usage? If not I am assuming that ...
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| Illustrator magic wand | 5/11/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: For the life of me I can't get magic wand to do anything in Illustrator CS 11. I've had the program ...
A: It doesn't work like that. It selects Illustrator created objects, such as a square or a path. It ...
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| Illustrator magic wand | 5/11/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: For the life of me I can't get magic wand to do anything in Illustrator CS 11. I've had the program ...
A: The magic wand in Illustrator is completely different than the one in Photoshop. The magic wand in ...
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| Linked object in eps disappear after saving when placed | 5/9/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I opened a EPS that was sent to by someone else, there was linked object/file in the EPS, but when ...
A: Wish there was a magic way, but without the linked file, its a no-win situation. In order to remedy ...
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| Linked object in eps disappear after saving when placed | 5/9/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I opened a EPS that was sent to by someone else, there was linked object/file in the EPS, but when ...
A: What you have is a big mess. Seriously though, when you place the file directly, a lo-res preview ...
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| Linked object in eps disappear after saving when placed | 5/9/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I opened a EPS that was sent to by someone else, there was linked object/file in the EPS, but when ...
A: You will need to embed the linked image in the eps before you save and place. When you embed an eps ...
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| Two color print problem | 5/8/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I will be very grateful if you could please shed some light on my problem. I'll start at the ...
A: You have hit a hornets nest of issues. Spot color and transparency do not mix, at least easily. Just ...
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| cannot continue preview | 5/8/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: ..working in a 300dpi file 18X16".. complicated design. Very slow. dragging sections /grouping ...
A: Believe it or not, 4G RAM may not be enough! System software, depending on your font management ...
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| Opening eps files with Illustrator - unknown format error | 5/7/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I have CS2 & CS3 on my pc, but when I am sent eps files from either colleagues or external agencies, ...
A: Have you tried opening in Photoshop? Sometimes Photoshop will show you the true format of the file ...
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| Opening eps files with Illustrator - unknown format error | 5/7/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I have CS2 & CS3 on my pc, but when I am sent eps files from either colleagues or external agencies, ...
A: Well its a relief that its not your mail server/application. Whew. That is a whole pain in the butt ...
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| Opening eps files with Illustrator - unknown format error | 5/7/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I have CS2 & CS3 on my pc, but when I am sent eps files from either colleagues or external agencies, ...
A: This is a common problem. One of two things is happening: 1) these are not really .eps files, ...
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| Font changing to russian language | 5/6/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I have windows Xp S2 installed, running Illustrator Cs3.. when iam doing a job(s) & switching ...
A: Are you running a font manager? Ive seen this problem before when people do not use a font manager ...
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| saving and deleting AI-files in Vista | 4/30/2008 | Amy |
Q: Hey, For a long time i've been having this frustrating problem in windows vista, using illustrator ...
A: I use this great little utility called Move on Boot. You basically mark locked files for delete and ...
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| PDF in Illustrator | 4/29/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I created a pdf from autocad dwg of downtown streets/buildings & "colored" it in for a marketing ...
A: When you create a pdf, it has to embed everything instead of linking due to the inherit nature of a ...
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| Illustrator CS2 shift, option keys dont work | 4/29/2008 | Amy |
Q: I am using Illustrator CS2 on a Mac and won't let me use shift, option or anything like to scale ...
A: It doesn't sound like you're talking about the frequent "oops" of Bounding Boxes being turned off ...
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| layers | 4/29/2008 | Amy |
Q: I have a background and i've dragged another image into my frame how can i blend it with the ...
A: Blend an image with a background? I suppose you can change its opacity in the transparency window - ...
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| Question | 4/28/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: which one is Easy to read or do 1:Adob Photoshop 2:Adop free hand 3:Adob coral draw
A: Zohair, All three are complex applications that require lots of practice. None of them are ...
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| Illustrator-->PDF: smallest file size | 4/27/2008 | Amy |
Q: Amy, I use Illustrator to make small mathematical figures to put into papers online, the pictures ...
A: You should probably be using the "Save for Web" command instead of exporting or Save As. You'll get ...
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| Printing back to back | 4/27/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I am setting up my vector image so they are centered in the art board on different layers one right ...
A: Its not your file per se, but what happens when you print back to back, the printer itself offsets ...
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| insufficent memory error in exporting ai to jpg | 4/27/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I have already 2 giga memory on board,but still fail to export a large ai file(144"x 48" with 150 ...
A: You are creating an enormously large file. I've never exported this large of a file so Im not sure ...
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| Printing white box on white paper? | 4/27/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: Kevin, I'm stumped! I bought some print paper that has some text preprinted on it with a design. ...
A: Im assuming you are asking before you try this. All you have to do is print. What you are creating ...
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| New to Adobe... Pencil tool crossed out | 4/23/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I am going to trace a picture using layers and the pen tool, but when I try and move my cursor to ...
A: The "do not" icon usually means you are either on a hidden layer or a locked layer that does not ...
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| Adobe illustrator cs3 | 4/23/2008 | Amy |
Q: My Illustrator will not open on startup i get this message Error Signature AppName: illustrator.exe ...
A: Try uninstalling Quicktime. There are a few posts about this at adobe.com and other boards... and ...
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| Batch won't run unless Illustrator is active window? | 4/22/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I'm hoping you can help me out with this as it's driving me nuts. Basically I'm trying to batch an ...
A: PCs sometimes require Illustrator to be in the foreground to run certain actions. Not sure why yours ...
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| Triangle-to-circle blend | 4/22/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: In Illustrator CS3 I wanted to create a nice, rounded triangle, something in between a triangle and ...
A: I now understand what is going on and unfortunately, geometry is the issue. The center of an ...
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| Triangle-to-circle blend | 4/22/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: In Illustrator CS3 I wanted to create a nice, rounded triangle, something in between a triangle and ...
A: I recreated this effect using the Blend Tool and was able to achieve a center point using the ...
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| Network folder of Illustrator files freezes | 4/21/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: Our company's Marketing Department has a network file share consisting of approximately 600 ...
A: This is a server issue, not an Illustrator issue. What is happening is you have so many files in ...
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| Margins in Illustrator | 4/18/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: Kevin: I have a Xerox phaser 7760 dx, I tried to print from illustrator but canīt override the ...
A: The only way to enlarge your printing area is to fake a page size under the print window. So if you ...
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| White Colour Swatch/ Ink | 4/18/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: Be prepared, this might be a really stupid question. i'm currently preparing a file for press ...
A: White is white no matter what the source color is. If you really want to put your mind at ease, ...
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| Illustrator CS3 | 4/17/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I'm a graphic designer i designed a product box in CS3 and when my boss sent it to the printed in ...
A: Ctrl shift O turns your text into outlines, so others can open the document without the fonts. ...
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| error (-108) | 4/17/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: when I'm trying to run the AI cs3 an error occured :"an unknown error has occured (-108).adobe ...
A: Error -108 is not enough memory. Quit all other applications and try running again. If you still ...
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| boundary box problem - illustrator 10 | 4/16/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: i'm having a problem where the boundary box resize handles won't show up. the box is there so it is ...
A: Unfortunately Wes, the bigger issue is your application is too far out of date and the downloadables ...
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| boundary box problem - illustrator 10 | 4/16/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: i'm having a problem where the boundary box resize handles won't show up. the box is there so it is ...
A: Double check in your view menu to make sure that show bounding box is active, and not show edges. ...
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| Triangle-to-circle blend | 4/16/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: In Illustrator CS3 I wanted to create a nice, rounded triangle, something in between a triangle and ...
A: I have an easier way to round your triangle. Go to Effects>Stylize>Round Corners. This should give ...
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| Can't Open EPS Version 8 File | 4/16/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I purchased a file for download from Vectorstock. It says that the file type is: Vector EPS ...
A: I have a feeling that this is not a true Illustrator 8 eps file. You computer is assigning it a file ...
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| text to curves | 4/15/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: When you are saving an adobe illustrator file isn't there any option to save text as curves? How do ...
A: You customer has to select every piece of art and create outlines and save this out afterwards. If ...
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| How to use logo made in AI for BC in Photoshop | 4/15/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I am a photographer starting my own business and I hired a graphic designer to do my logo. She ...
A: The issue is you are trying to do this in Elements, not the full version of Photoshop. Elements is a ...
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| text to curves | 4/15/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: When you are saving an adobe illustrator file isn't there any option to save text as curves? How do ...
A: You will need to select your text with the select tool (the black arrow) and then go to Type>Create ...
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| crop | 4/14/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I have a large map file in Illustrator. I want to crop out specific areas to be imported into an ...
A: Unfortunately your assessment is correct - you can either crop out your image in Illustrator using ...
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| Photoshop to Illustrator | 4/11/2008 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
Q: I have no problem importing a graphic from illustrator to photoshop as a transparent image with no ...
A: You need to make sure that the image is on a transparent layer with nothing else beneath it. If ...
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