Expert: Kevin Stohlmeyer - 3/23/2011

Question
Hello.
Thanks for your time in looking at this...i truly appreciate it.

MAC
ILLUSTRATOR CS4
4GB RAM
120 GB OF FREE HARD DISK SPACE
FILE SIZE IS 29.6GB

i have an illustrator file (cs4) that seems to have locked all objects once opened.
Once opened, the file ( i have been working on a complex illustration for a about a year and has many objects / shapes ) has a weird feint grey all over it and all objects are now locked ( apart from one )...the option to unlock is disabled too.

do you have any suggestions at all?

Many thanks!

Answer
Hi David,

You have entered "Isolation Mode". This is a mode that allows you to isolate parts of your illustration and leave other parts locked and unaffected. Look at the top right of your document window, you should see a path along with an arrow. You can either click this arrow to back out one step at a time, or hit escape to exit Isolation Mode.

Thanks

Kevin