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About Kevin Stohlmeyer
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I am an Adobe Certified Expert. I can answer all your questions about Adobe Illustrator version 7 through the new Adobe CS3 version.

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I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Illustrator and have been teaching this application to college students for the past 6 years. I now teach this as a corporate instructor. <BR><BR><B>Organizations</B><BR>Milwaukee Adobe Users Group National Association of Photoshop Professionals C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions<BR><BR><B>Education/Credentials</B><BR>BA - Graphic Design Adobe Certified Instructor - Illustrator<BR>
   

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Illustrator CS2 Quiting5/11/2008Kevin 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 ...
Illustrator magic wand5/11/2008Kevin 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 ...
Illustrator magic wand5/11/2008Kevin 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 ...
Linked object in eps disappear after saving when placed5/9/2008Kevin 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 ...
Linked object in eps disappear after saving when placed5/9/2008Kevin 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 ...
Linked object in eps disappear after saving when placed5/9/2008Kevin 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 ...
Two color print problem5/8/2008Kevin 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 ...
cannot continue preview5/8/2008Kevin 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 ...
Opening eps files with Illustrator - unknown format error5/7/2008Kevin 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 ...
Opening eps files with Illustrator - unknown format error5/7/2008Kevin 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 ...
Opening eps files with Illustrator - unknown format error5/7/2008Kevin 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, ...
Font changing to russian language5/6/2008Kevin 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 ...
saving and deleting AI-files in Vista4/30/2008Amy
  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 ...
PDF in Illustrator4/29/2008Kevin 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 ...
Illustrator CS2 shift, option keys dont work4/29/2008Amy
  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 ...
layers4/29/2008Amy
  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 - ...
Question4/28/2008Kevin 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 ...
Illustrator-->PDF: smallest file size4/27/2008Amy
  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 ...
Printing back to back4/27/2008Kevin 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 ...
insufficent memory error in exporting ai to jpg4/27/2008Kevin 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 ...
Printing white box on white paper?4/27/2008Kevin 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 ...
New to Adobe... Pencil tool crossed out4/23/2008Kevin 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 ...
Adobe illustrator cs34/23/2008Amy
  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 ...
Batch won't run unless Illustrator is active window?4/22/2008Kevin 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 ...
Triangle-to-circle blend4/22/2008Kevin 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 ...
Triangle-to-circle blend4/22/2008Kevin 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 ...
Network folder of Illustrator files freezes4/21/2008Kevin 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 ...
Margins in Illustrator4/18/2008Kevin 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 ...
White Colour Swatch/ Ink4/18/2008Kevin 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, ...
Illustrator CS34/17/2008Kevin 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. ...
error (-108)4/17/2008Kevin 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 ...
boundary box problem - illustrator 104/16/2008Kevin 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 ...
boundary box problem - illustrator 104/16/2008Kevin 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. ...
Triangle-to-circle blend4/16/2008Kevin 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 ...
Can't Open EPS Version 8 File4/16/2008Kevin 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 ...
text to curves4/15/2008Kevin 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 ...
How to use logo made in AI for BC in Photoshop4/15/2008Kevin 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 ...
text to curves4/15/2008Kevin 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 ...
crop4/14/2008Kevin 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 ...
Photoshop to Illustrator4/11/2008Kevin 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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