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| Subject | Date Asked |
| batch conversion from PDF to AI | 2/2/2012 |
| Q: I need to convert a large amount of pdf files into AI (CS5, is there anyway of doing it in a batch ... A: I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish with this type of file conversion. Typically people ... | |
| Colour fill--CS5 | 3/22/2011 |
| Q: I have art work in an AI file and I would simply like to change the colours. I have tried ungrouping ... A: Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I was in transit Sunday and yesterday for training this ... | |
| Lining up 2 pages exactly - for double-sided printing | 3/17/2011 |
| Q: I'm trying to print off two different images on one double-sided piece of paper but would like for ... A: This one is something that could be difficult depending on the printer's feed mechanism. I've ... | |
| Adobe 10- filling open shapes | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: I am using AI 10 and having problems with the fill option. I have my drawings scanned first, ... A: It sounds like you have open paths. Meaning that your shapes are not complete. Try clicking on the ... | |
| Uploading illustrator files | 3/10/2010 |
| Q: I am having issues uploading files that I have saved as eps docs. When I go to select the file it ... A: Joanna, I apologize for the delay getting back to you. I had a business trip and returned this ... | |
| Importing files from Freehand 5.5 to Illustrator 10 | 3/6/2010 |
| Q: I have a mac OS 10.3.9 with classic mac os9 attached somehow in its brain. I have and use ... A: Hmm... I'm not too familiar with Freehand however, you should be able to open in Illustrator CS3. ... | |
| Illustrator CS3 gradients | 6/17/2009 |
| Q: In Illustrator CS3, how can you make a gradient that is color to no color, (I.E. full color to ... A: All you have to do when creating the gradient is: In the gradient window you'll see little squares ... | |
| mask making | 6/16/2009 |
| Q: (Mac/AI CS3/PS CS) Hi. I need to create a solid black "mask" in the shape of a 4/c image I want to ... A: That's actually what I would have suggested to do it. However, you could try turning into a Bitmap ... | |
| pixelated objects/fonts | 6/12/2009 |
| Q: all of a sudden my objects and fonts in Illustrator look very low-res. you draw a circle, and the ... A: I apologize for the delay with the follow up but I was called out of town. It sounds like the ... | |
| adobe illustrator cs4 | 6/11/2009 |
| Q: I want to design t-shirts and I heard that adobe illustrator cs4 is the best out there. However, ... A: I apologize for the delay. I was called out of town. Adobe products are the industry standard for ... | |
| pixelated objects/fonts | 6/11/2009 |
| Q: all of a sudden my objects and fonts in Illustrator look very low-res. you draw a circle, and the ... A: I personally have not had this problem but it sounds like it may be a preferences issue. If you are ... | |
| printing colours | 6/11/2009 |
| Q: My Printer, Canon iP4500, is printing out the wrong colours from illustrator CS3. Blues are coming ... A: Jennifer, There are a couple of things to check. First confirm that the document color mode is CMYK ... | |
| Adobe Illustrator CS | 6/7/2009 |
| Q: Just purchased Epson Artisan 700 All in one printer. All is well except when trying to print my ... A: I found this forum (see below) that may have a little more info to help with your problem. ... | |
| Adobe Illustrator CS | 6/6/2009 |
| Q: Just purchased Epson Artisan 700 All in one printer. All is well except when trying to print my ... A: When you select print in Illustrator does the 700 printer come up in the printer box? Also in the ... | |
| Photoshop to Illustrator with Pantones | 6/4/2009 |
| Q: I'm working with Illustrator and Photoshop(CS3) and am trying to import a Photoshop document into ... A: Here's one way to do it. Open the Photoshop file and convert to Grayscale. Save as .eps. Open ... | |
| clean unistall for adobe cs on mac os 10.4.11 | 6/4/2009 |
| Q: Howdy, I'm trying to free up space on an older mac g5 os 10.4 for my dad, he doesn't need the adobe ... A: The easiest thing to do is to double-click your hard drive and open your applications folder then ... | |
| distorting artwork to print on a conical shaped bottle | 6/4/2009 |
| Q: I'm a screen printer who needs to distort artwork, so when it prints on a cone-shaped bottle, it ... A: Marianne, I think you accidently emailed me instead of Amy. But I'll still try to help. If this ... | |
| Merging Illustrator files - with Layers intact | 6/3/2009 |
| Q: I have several files where I have plotted dots on a US Map. I have each dot labeled in a separate ... A: Try this. Copy everything you want then open/create the document where you want to paste them. Open ... | |
| Color of stroke | 4/11/2009 |
| Q: Upon watching the pdf document I created from a Word document including an eps I made with ... A: I assume you're talking about viewing on the monitor. There is a setting in the menu ... | |
| trouble installing illustrator CS4 | 4/11/2009 |
| Q: i got illustrator on a cd from a friend and the cd has every thing to download the installation. we ... A: It sounds like it could possibly be a damaged disc. I had this happen with Apple install discs and I ... | |
| Illustrator 9 & Eps files | 4/6/2009 |
| Q: Illustrator 9, I create a Test file, assign Profile working space as RGB, Color settings as Custom, ... A: If I understand correctly the problem happens when you open in Adobe PS. The problem is with the ... | |
| document setup | 4/5/2009 |
| Q: I have in the past worked with illustrator and forgotten how to do something I know is possible. I ... A: I came across these instructions. This was found and posted by Expert Amy. I hope this helps. ... | |
| Illustrator error | 4/2/2009 |
| Q: i saved a basic illustrator file as .eps when i went to reopen it to make a few changes, it says ... A: Have you checked to see if these files will open on another computer? Do the files reside on the ... | |
| problems with clipping mask, illustrator cs3 | 3/25/2009 |
| Q: hey Tom.. I'm trying to make a clipping mask using block text, and a vector image of paint splatter. ... A: Try this change the fill in the type to white. Make sure the text is in outlines. Next make a box ... | |
| importing fonts into CS4 | 3/21/2009 |
| Q: How do i import fonts i found on the web into ill CS4....i have windows vista? A: My recommendation make sure you trust the source before you download anything. So with that said ... | |
| type outlines | 3/20/2009 |
| Q: My client requested a file to be created as an eps with the fonts outlined. The only image to be ... A: It sounds like the type is outlined to me too! There may be a stray character that could be coming ... | |
| Batch Convert BMP to JPG | 3/19/2009 |
| Q: How do you batch convert files from BMP to JPG in photoshop? I have over 300 files that I need to ... A: I came across this a while ago that someone posted. The did a pretty good job explaining it. To ... | |
| Illustrator File Size | 3/19/2009 |
| Q: I work in the promotional products industry and our vendors have to have our artwork in either ai or ... A: Try this first and if it doesn't work let me know and I'll give you a couple more options. Open your ... | |
| document setup | 3/18/2009 |
| Q: how can we take 4 pages at the same time in one art board and how to hide &unhide the art board ... A: There are a few steps to do this. Here's something I found that seems to be what you explained you ... | |
| Distorting text to a specific shape | 3/17/2009 |
| Q: I need to distort a line of text for some promo printing our company is doing to present to a ... A: You were very close. Here's an easy way to do it. 1. Create the exact shape (this must be a closed ... | |
| Illustrator White Art and Letters on Blue Background | 3/15/2009 |
| Q: and then I would like to change the background to navy so I can see how it will look on the TShirts ... A: There are a few ways to do this and it is kind of simple but you would need a tiny bit more ... | |
| Print to file | 3/14/2009 |
| Q: When printing to file on a Mac it automatically creates a postscript .ps file. On a PC it creates a ... A: I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do but here's a website that may help. FileInfo.net. ... | |
| adobe illustrator | 3/13/2009 |
| Q: I am about to take a course to learn adobe illustrator. Should I learn it on an apple computer or is ... A: Once you are in the program everything operates the same. Same tools, features, etc... The ... | |
| Outlines on text AI 10 | 3/13/2009 |
| Q: I've been starting to work with Illustrator recently and have a question for you. I write a name ... A: Here's what I think you're looking for. After you create outlines and use offset path, open your ... | |
| Resize boxes | 3/12/2009 |
| Q: I am a Freehand user trying to learn Illustrator. I make circles and boxes but later when I need to ... A: I'm not sure what the problem is but here is how it should work. Click on your selection tool (solid ... | |
| multi-page PDF to Illustrator layers | 3/10/2009 |
| Q: I would like to open a multiple page PDF file in Illustrator and have each page from the PDF on ... A: I'm sorry but I don't know of way to do it other than opening each page individually in Illustrator. ... | |
| coloring the back ground | 3/10/2009 |
| Q: I have a jpeg of a logo and some words. I am trying to make the back ground transparent or change ... A: The easiest thing to do is bring the jpeg into Photoshop and change the color in there. Then save ... | |
| clipping mask problems | 3/8/2009 |
| Q: I am using illustrator and looking to make a clipping mask for a logo i'm working on. This is a new ... A: I apologize for the delayed response things got a little busy. As for your question, I'm not 100% ... | |
| page setup for epson 4800 | 3/6/2009 |
| Q: i have illustrator 10. can i move the corner of the printable area on my page? my paper size is ... A: On your tool box, lower left you should see a hand tool. Click and hold the tool and the page tool ... | |
| Illustrator Basics | 3/6/2009 |
| Q: Rouze I want to thank you for taking the time to hopefully answer my question and helping me out ... A: I highly recommend Adobe Classroom in a Book for Illustrator. Same applies to Photoshop. They ... | |
| Drawing by hand? | 3/5/2009 |
| Q: I am an aspiring artist, my main media is acryllics and graphite. I've just recently finished taking ... A: There are many, many books out there but the book I suggest quite often is Adobe's Classroom in a ... | |
| "Transparent Font" | 3/5/2009 |
| Q: I want to make a font appear transparent ( like a cut out stencil) I have a colored rectangle with ... A: There are actually a couple ways to do what I think you're looking for. Here's one. If I understand ... | |
| CS2 Illustrator Hot Key Problems | 3/3/2009 |
| Q: For some reason some of my hot keys are not working just recently on my Illustrator CS2. These ... A: Let's try one other thing. If you are on a Mac: Close Illustrator then, double-click your hard ... | |
| Importing Vector Graphics into AIllustrator CS4 | 3/3/2009 |
| Q: ) I have a detailed vector graphic that I created in Deneba Canvas 8.0. I need to import it into ... A: I'm not too well versed in Deneba Canvas however I'll try to help. If you haven't already, try ... | |
| Blurry Text in Illustrator | 3/1/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to print wedding invitations created in Adobe Illustrator CS3 on my printer, which is an ... A: Your type should print equally well in Illustrator as Word if you created it in Illustrator. With ... | |
| Adobe | 3/1/2009 |
| Q: Tom, thanks for helping with my question. I'm a newbie to the world of graphic art. Adobe may be ... A: Unfortunately I'm not well versed in web designing. Here's my advice. Depending on your platform ... | |
| Westin Hotel font | 3/12/2008 |
| Q: Westin hotel font, can you please identify it: you'll find it among the body txt. visiting: ... A: Good morning Mike, Unfortunately I only deal with their corporate logos. They come over as outlined ... | |
| illustrator compression | 3/4/2008 |
| Q: I have tried reducing files through exporting them in Illustrator but the quality of the file is ... A: What is your file size? How large of a file can you email handle? This will determine our next step. ... | |
| illustrator compression | 3/4/2008 |
| Q: I have tried reducing files through exporting them in Illustrator but the quality of the file is ... A: Depending on the original size of the file, the easiest thing to try is save as a PDF. When you ... | |
| delete backround | 6/11/2007 |
| Q: I have a logo I created in Adobe Illustrator (CS2). How come when I bring this image into a ... A: Mary, Hmmm... is there a placed image used as part of the logo? If so, then it could be that you may ... | |
| Save for web in Illustrator | 6/11/2007 |
| Q: How can i call the save for web in illustrator for my VB Program? A: Good morning, The easiest thing to do is create a jpeg: In File menu instead of "save" or "save as" ... | |
| delete backround | 6/10/2007 |
| Q: I have a logo I created in Adobe Illustrator (CS2). How come when I bring this image into a ... A: If you created the logo in Illustrator, open the file and check if either the item is grouped, or a ... | |
| Vector graphic | 6/7/2007 |
| Q: I inherited a logo that works well as a tiff file in word, excel, and powerpoint, however, when I ... A: Yes this is not vector art. You could try bringing the file into Photoshop and cleaning it up but ... | |
| Colour printing problems | 1/7/2007 |
| Q: I'm having difficulties with my printer (Canon iX5000) and Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop. It seems ... A: Try going to you're print dialog box and select the default setting for your printer. I had a ... | |
| Insufficient memory when exporting to JPG file | 1/7/2007 |
| Q: I have an Illustrator Artwork-file size 70cmx100cm in RGB color. When I try to export it to a JPG ... A: I assume your working with a color image. I'm not sure why the 1200 dpi but the easiest answer I ... | |
| illustrator CS2 - large file size | 1/6/2007 |
| Q: I design adverts for a company., and recently i have designed an advert (using illustrator CS2) ... A: Matthew, I'm not familiar enough with InDesign to answer give you specifics, but it is a page layout ... | |
| font display problem | 7/6/2006 |
| Q: when i installed the AIcs , i cant see the AI itialize the fonts , and when i start the AI , also ... A: It may just be a lot of fonts loaded on your machine. I use a font management program Extensis ... | |
| Printing | 7/6/2006 |
| Q: I am really sorry to be bothering you, but I am having a major printing problem. To make a long ... A: I apologize for the delay in getting back to you. There could be a couple reasons they're having ... | |
| Creating Halftone Patterns | 7/5/2006 |
| Q: I need to know how to create halftone patterns for screenprinting use in Illustrator 9 or CS (11). I ... A: I do apologize for not getting back to you earlier but I was away on vacation with my family. I ... | |
| Pantone Color In Illustrator CS/CS2 | 7/1/2006 |
| Q: I am doing computer-aided design (CAD) in Adobe Illustrator CS2 for a piece of clothing and I have ... A: I don't recognize either of these numbers in the Pantone Matching System. The standard numbers for ... | |
| Converting Illustrator to HTML for PC | 6/30/2006 |
| Q: I'm on a G5 and in CS versions. I need to design Web pages for Email blast for the 4 different ... A: Sorry for the delay I was away for a few days and the vacation setting wasn't working. This is ... | |
| Creating Halftone Patterns | 6/29/2006 |
| Q: I need to know how to create halftone patterns for screenprinting use in Illustrator 9 or CS (11). I ... A: Hmmm... this has me a little confused. I need a little more info please. Are you looking for ... | |
| saving to PDF & colors | 6/28/2006 |
| Q: i have created an illustrator file which includes a background which is red with 65 opacity. when i ... A: The color information in the file is most likely the same. However sometimes the program converts ... | |
| my printed image is in striped lines, not full color | 6/27/2006 |
| Q: The file was created in photoshop elements 2.0. The original file was 1.6MB, the poster file is ... A: I'm not sure what to make of this. Here's a suggestion although it's not the best answer, try ... | |
| font ty/pe | 6/24/2006 |
| Q: Can you tell me what fonts Westin uses in its most common menu? Greg A: I'd be guessing at best. I normally just have corporate send me the file they want reproduced with ... | |
| Why are my gradients breaking up? | 6/22/2006 |
| Q: I currently have a logo that is an Illustrator 8 file (probably orginated in Freehand). When this ... A: Yes I have seen something similar happen before but with PDF's that were opened and converted. ... | |
| Transparent Background | 6/19/2006 |
| Q: I'm working with the free 30 day trial as I only have one logo to design so can't justify buying the ... A: It sounds like what you have is a placed image brought into Illustrator. Simply put, since the ... | |
| Half tone dots monochrome in AI cs2 | 6/17/2006 |
| Q: I understand that in the new CS2 ver of AI one can create gradients in half tone dots. Here is an ... A: I'll have to check this out in CS2. In the past versions, separations, screen angle, and frequency ... | |
| Colour consistency | 6/12/2006 |
| Q: Sorry if this sounds silly, I have been trying to do my homework but, I just need some help...I am ... A: This is not silly at all. I'll try not to get to involved with the answer. Matching monitor to ... | |
| Illustrator Color conversion | 6/9/2006 |
| Q: I have a grayscale Photoshop image that I want to place into Illustrator then do a live trace. Then ... A: I'm not totally clear on what you're doing or how complex the image is but you could try making a ... | |
| Specific Pantone color | 6/1/2006 |
| Q: I am designing a packaging insert and I need to use a specific Pantone color, which I have found in ... A: The problem is 811 is a flourescent color and cannot be viewed accurately on a monitor or printed on ... | |
| Four Color Process & PMS | 5/28/2006 |
| Q: I am making a Poster in Illustrator using cmyk colors. I just found out that I am using several ... A: Most commercial printers will print in CMYK unless there are some special vibrant colors or metallic ... | |
| Printing line screen | 5/27/2006 |
| Q: i went to Print - Output - Printer Resolution i selected 53lpi/600dpi - but it doesn't print out in ... A: Let's approach this from a different angle. This is usually done with RIP software but here's ... | |
| Insufficient Memory Available | 5/23/2006 |
| Q: I am using a PC, trying to export complex images to another computer for printing, using illustrator ... A: I'm not sure how to do it for a PC or if you need to with a PC. But it was just my first thought if ... | |
| Illustrator Gradients | 5/22/2006 |
| Q: I want to make a gradient that has a really low quality look. ie. so you can see the dots, like you ... A: What are you designing for? Web or Print? Are you looking to just have one component with dots ... | |
| Outputing Gradient in Illustrator for Screen Printing | 5/18/2006 |
| Q: I have recently taken a position with a screen printing company. I am using Illustrator CS I have ... A: There are a couple different reasons for banding. Let me ask this first question. What are you ... | |
| Type for sharp and clear printing | 5/17/2006 |
| Q: Your explanation for the reason was as I understood the problem to be and I write to follow-up on ... A: Sorry about the delay getting back to you. Things got busy and didn't have time to get right back. ... | |
| Insufficient Memory Available | 5/16/2006 |
| Q: Hope you can help. Im using Illustrator CS2. When trying to export a larger image with blends, blurs ... A: You may have to allocate more memory to the program itself. How large is the file? Sometimes when ... | |
| Illustrator 7 - open & work with PDF files | 5/15/2006 |
| Q: I'm an OSX Freehand 8 "guru" (use it constantly). I'm also a Photoshop 6 pretty-good user, and get ... A: Hmmm... Illustrator 7... Now I know why you like Freehand...I'm not familiar with Freehand but I ... | |
| Converting paths. | 5/15/2006 |
| Q: I have made a huge path that was made in photoshop. I have pasted it into illustrator but it is ... A: Sorry about that! I hit the wrong button... I meant to hit reply. Just a quick question. If you ... | |
| Type for sharp and clear printing | 5/14/2006 |
| Q: I am using Adobe CS for making promotional brochures that are professionally printed. The images ... A: First the reason for the problem. When printing with more than one color on top of another you may ... | |
| Printing Difficulties | 5/10/2006 |
| Q: I have Adobe CS2. I have had a difficult time printing certain images. I have an ad that I have ... A: Let's try a simple test. Create a new layer and make sure the layer is first. Then bring your text ... | |
| Where is Myriad-Roman | 5/7/2006 |
| Q: Any idea why Illustrator 9 on mac OS X does not complain, but 10 does? A: Are you using a font management program? If not, the "pointer" to the font may have gotten lost. ... | |
| Corel Draw and Illustrator | 5/5/2006 |
| Q: Is it possible to covert AI files so that Corel Draw can open and edit them? If so, how do I save ... A: I'm not too familiar with Corel but if you save your Illustrator file as an .eps you should be able ... | |
| Opening Adobe Illustraitor 10 to Cs | 5/2/2006 |
| Q: I have multiple files in Adobe Illustraitor 10 saved as .ai's . I tried converting to eps and still ... A: I've heard of this problem with Mac to PC files when there is no extension on the Mac file. The PC ... | |
| reducing illustrator file size | 5/2/2006 |
| Q: How can I reduce the size of my illustrator file to send via email? I have not been able to send via ... A: There are a couple options. Try this first and if it doesn't work let me know and I'll walk you ... | |
| Illustrator borders text object merge | 4/14/2006 |
| Q: I have found a picture of a logo (made in Illustrator) that I would like to adopt some features ... A: I think I know what you mean but if you would send me a PDF so I can see what you mean that would be ... | |
| pantones | 4/9/2006 |
| Q: and after many rebuilds of this artwork to be printed I am very confused as to what the answer is, ... A: Forgive me if I state the obvious but it's only because I'm not sure where you're starting from. ... | |
| Opening an EPS Illustrator v.11 on Illustrator v.10 | 4/4/2006 |
| Q: Illustrator 11, unfortunatelly I only have version 10 at work. Is there a way to open this files on ... A: Unfortunately the only way I know of to be able to open on an earlier version is to have someone ... | |
| object in middle of page | 4/4/2006 |
| Q: Tom: I am not well versed in Illustrator, but have a new problem. When I open anything in ... A: If you're talking about the dotted line area then you are correct it is the print area. It will not ... | |
| saving back option | 4/4/2006 |
| Q: I have a problem in saving my Illustrator CS1 files to earlier versions eg. ver 10, 9, 8.. Cud u ... A: You are not alone on this. I know a few people who had this problem. Here's what you do. Begin by ... | |
| Illustrator CS2 question | 3/31/2006 |
| Q: I know you only have CS, but you may be able to do this in CS too! I am creating a freebee t-shirt ... A: Actually I just upgraded to CS2 about a month ago. I'm still learning some of the new features. ... | |
| Illustrator is crashing for no reason | 3/29/2006 |
| Q: My illustrator keep crashing at odd times. i tried to replace the aiicon.dll file and i even ... A: Vlad, I don't have an answer for you but my suggestion temporarily is to save frequently. I have ... | |
| stroking the outside of text | 3/29/2006 |
| Q: . I'd like to be able to stroke the outside of some text without first converting the text to paths. ... A: I'm not exactly sure how to get around this. I have two suggestions. I'm not sure why you're ... | |
| Showing actual font typefaces in menu of CS2 | 3/16/2006 |
| Q: I recently bought and installed CS2 onto my PowerBook. My font pull down menu in my character ... A: What you need is a font management program like Extensis Suitcase. This will do two things it will ... | |
| Adobe IIllustrator | 3/16/2006 |
| Q: I know very little about Illustrator and little more about Photoshop. I scanned a bitmap (B/W line ... A: Bitmaps are a funny thing on screen. Here's a quick answer that may work. Make sure when you scan ... | |
| Illustrations | 3/10/2006 |
| Q: Follow UP: Thanks for the info! Do you think scanning is better than taking a picture of the ... A: Scanning is definitely better because you have more control of the process of obtaining the image. ... | |
| Illustrations | 3/9/2006 |
| Q: I'm not sure if I'm asking the right person, but here it goes: I want to create some graphics for my ... A: Let's start with getting your illustrations into an electronic format. There are two ways to do ... | |
| AI graphic gets cut off | 3/2/2006 |
| Q: Adobe Illustrator 10 for PC I noticed that sometimes when an Adobe Illustrator file is saved as an ... A: This is a new one on me. If this happens often then there may be a corruption somewhere along the ... | |
| imported illustrations | 3/1/2006 |
| Q: I REALLY need to know a process on illustrator that I know is possible but I have no clue how to do ... A: I'm not sure exactly how to answer this. My answer is going to depend on where the "drawings" were ... | |
| converting files from php to illustrator | 2/21/2006 |
| Q: I tried your second idea since creating a clipping path and then knowing how to import that to ... A: Just a quick thought, since I'll be in meetings the rest of today and tomorrow then a crammed ... | |
| converting files from php to illustrator | 2/21/2006 |
| Q: Here's myI have an image in photoshop (CS) that I wish to import for use into an illustrator (CS) ... A: The white space you see is the background that you placed your image on in Photoshop. When you ... | |
| Backsaving an Illustrator CS2 file to CS | 2/16/2006 |
| Q: I'm trying desperately to backsave an Illustrator CS2 file to CS, so that I can output the file at ... A: Try this. In CS2 do a save as (rename the file)then when you click save, another window will pop up ... | |
| Illustrator Colour | 2/15/2006 |
| Q: Colour of my design suddently not the same as in monitor and printed out. Pls do help I think ... A: This is a subject that people write small books and articles about... So without going into too much ... | |
| Guides | 2/14/2006 |
| Q: I am using Illustrator 10 on a mac g5. My question is when I create a document larger than an 8.5 x ... A: By Margin guides do you mean the dotted lines (printable area)? This is determined by your printer ... | |
| file sizes and icons | 9/22/2005 |
| Q: I made two posters in illustrator 10 that are pretty simple. Title Text, image, end text. The only ... A: The simple answer to your question is the JPEG file is a higher resolution. GIF files (72 ppi) are ... | |
| Illustrator Advice | 9/6/2005 |
| Q: Tom, Thank you in advance for reading this question. I am familiar with photoshop and just starting ... A: A good place to start is with Adobe's Classroom in a Book. They have different books for different ... | |
| CS2 and printing issues. | 8/30/2005 |
| Q: I made a full color tri-fold brochure for a client using CS2 and WinXP. They loved it, but had ... A: Without looking at the file it's hard to determine what's happening. My first guess was that the ... | |
| memory problems in CS Illustrator | 8/29/2005 |
| Q: I'm working on huge illustrator files with photoshop imports, gaussian blurs and drop shadows. When ... A: Well I'll take a shot at this. OSX requires quite a bit of memory. Check that you have a ... | |
| Illustrator CS files on network | 8/26/2005 |
| Q: When I try to delete a certain Illustrator CS file on my work's network drive, it says "Cannot ... A: We're multi platform here but I'm more comfortable in the Mac environment but I did have a similar ... | |
| Illustrator CS saving problems | 8/26/2005 |
| Q: Illustrator CS Computer: PC In the past couple of days when I save an Illustrator file as an AI an ... A: Here's the simple answer. Save as eps! I know, you knew that already. In situations like the ... | |
| cleaning up graphics | 8/24/2005 |
| Q: I have a P4 2.4 ghz laptop running windows 98se. I would like to clean up some black and white ... A: Well I've only heard about Paint shop pro. So let's stick with Photoshop. With that said, Photoshop ... | |
| Shapes, gradients, drop shadows | 8/19/2005 |
| Q: I have been trying to draw some black shaded spheres with drop shadows (bowling balls on the ground. ... A: The quick answer is Photoshop. You have much more flexibility. The easiest thing to do is go to ... | |
| Font problems | 7/29/2005 |
| Q: I recently switched to Illustrator (CS2) on Windows XP from Corel Draw 9. When importing Corel ... A: I'm not familiar enough with Corel Draw to make a determination if that's the problem. I don't ... | |
| PDF format | 7/25/2005 |
| Q: Whenever I try to save a file out of Illustrator 10 as an Illustrator 10 file, I receive the ... A: I haven't run into this problem so I'm not sure what to tell you. It seems to point to a font ... | |
| About graphs | 7/22/2005 |
| Q: Tom. I'm from Brazil, and i work with network suport. My company makes design jobs, and Glaucia (a ... A: I apologize but I'm not familiar enough to help with creating graphs. My main focus with ... | |
| Adobe Illustrator 10.0 | 7/21/2005 |
| Q: I'm using Adobe Illustrator 10.0 on a iMac flat panel G4 in OSX 10.2.8 and have a sudden problem. I ... A: I'll try to find out something for you. My cat did that to me once. (God rest her soul!) Just ... | |
| Adobe Illustrator shutting down | 7/19/2005 |
| Q: PC. Windows XP operating system. It still shuts down if I try to print certain files from the c ... A: Yes, it sounds like corrupted files or a conflict of some kind. Especially since you can print if ... | |
| Stop pixelating | 7/19/2005 |
| Q: On typing text onto an illustrator v9 page I have saved it as an .eps and .ai imported into Quark ... A: I'm going to think outloud on this one... oh my... I'm going to have to dig my Quark skills out of ... | |
| tutorials | 7/18/2005 |
| Q: Wow, thank you. I've heard about Freehand ( Macromedia ), do you think that's a good program? or ... A: I hear Freehand is a good program but it is similar to Illustrator with regards to both are vector ... | |
| tutorials | 7/15/2005 |
| Q: how are you doing? I just got the AI CS, but I don't have any tutorials, do you know where I can ... A: There are a few good books out there. I recommend Classroom in a Book for CS. I think you can get ... | |
| Adobe Illustrator shutting down | 7/11/2005 |
| Q: I sent this info in the response section as well (Thank you!) I did try saving and printing as a ... A: I hope you were able to get all the files printed. I know that can be frustrating when you have a ... | |
| RAM Problem with Adobe Program | 7/11/2005 |
| Q: This may be a bit out of your expertese, but I have used Photodeluxe 2.0 for years with no problems. ... A: I'm not as familiar with PC's when it comes to problems like this. With that said I know that ... | |
| Adobe Illustrator shutting down | 7/11/2005 |
| Q: After opening AI files from my desktop, whenever I send them to a printer, after like 3 seconds, ... A: Let's try to get this thing printed for you first then we can try to solve the quitting part. If it ... | |
| No eclipse tool. How to draw a circle? | 6/29/2005 |
| Q: I am using Illustrator CS and I just want to draw a cricle. I have only the rectangle tool but no ... A: Your eclipse tool is there it's just not shown. If you click and hold on the rectangle tool, you ... | |
| Repairing corrupt Illustrator file | 6/29/2005 |
| Q: I had been working on logo samples for my portfolio in Illustrator 10 on a PC and created a sketch ... A: I wish I could help you with this but this is beyond me. Unfortunately I haven't heard of anything ... | |
| Illustrator to InDesign | 6/27/2005 |
| Q: How should i save my work in Illustrator CS to be used in InDesign CS? Thanks for your help... ... A: Sorry I didnt' get back to you sooner. I was very busy this week. I really don't work with InDesign ... | |
| Moving one, and only one, layer of my multi-layer Illustrator file | 6/17/2005 |
| Q: any advice you have on this Q would be much appreciated. My Illustrator CS file consists of a US ... A: Sorry about the delay getting back to you. You may have inadvertently locked a group. Check the ... | |
| Illustrator CS patterns | 6/10/2005 |
| Q: Tom, I made my own patterns such as criss-cross lines and diagonal lines. I just made the lines ... A: Sorry I didn't get back sooner but my company was closed mon and tue. I just got caught up ... | |
| Illustrator CS patterns | 6/8/2005 |
| Q: Tom, I've been working with Illustrator CS for over a year now making large university wall maps. ... A: Are there specific patterns that you are using or just standard that come installed with CS? If so ... | |
| auto-trace & vectorizing | 5/30/2005 |
| Q: I was wondering if there was any easy way to trace a bitmap and convert it into a vectorized image. ... A: I know what you mean about taking a lot of time to redraw a logo or image. Each situation is ... | |
| Can the new illustrator files be open on old adobe illustrator? | 5/27/2005 |
| Q: I have a problem on new and old versions of adobe illustrator... am i able to open the file from ... A: Here's the eaisiest answer. There are a couple other solutions but it's much more difficult if you ... | |
| Creating Business Card for printing. | 5/20/2005 |
| Q: I would like to create business cards in Illustrator CS. I familiar with using the program - but am ... A: Let's start with the file formats. GIF files are mainly used for web publishing. Normally they ... | |
| text | 5/18/2005 |
| Q: Is there a way to get underlined text in illustrator? Thanks! L A: I know in Word you can just click on the underline button. In Illustrator what you have to do is ... | |
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