Do illustrator cs6 document open in illustrator cs5?

do illustrator cs6 document open in illustrator cs5?

Yes, they do, but of course certain features will get converted/ expanded/ flattened and may not be editable. To increase compatibility, save it as a CS5 file from CS6.
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I am working through a tutorial based on Illustrator CS6, but I am using CS5. The tutorial requests that I open "Image Trace" but I don't see this function on CS5... please could you advise what the equivalent tool would be? Thank you!

I am working through a tutorial based on Illustrator CS6, but I am using CS5. The tutorial requests that I open "Image Trace" but I don't see this function on CS5... please could you advise what the equivalent tool would be? Thank you!

I think in CS5, it was called "Live-Trace." Whatever it's called, it should become available on the options panel (the context-sensitive control panel at the top) when you select a trace-eligible raster image on your artboard.

Illustrator CS6 wont open, stops at loading fonts - MAC OSX

I have a MAC OSX 10.8.5. My Illustrator CS6 wont open anymore. It keeps stalling while loading the fonts. I have uninstalled and re-installed the program twice and also tried deleting the font that it stalled at but then it would just stall when trying to load the next font. I did notice that it seemed to be stalling on fonts that AREN'T OTF format. I also wasn't sure to delete the fonts out of the SYSTEM, LIBRARY, FONTS folder or the other fonts folder location in LIBRARY. I really need to get this program working, please help!!!!!

thank you, already did that

When i open a new illustrator cs6 document color swatches do no appear in the swatch panel. MAC 10.9.3 user

my color swatch do not appear in the swatch panel when i open a new cs6 document. MAC 10.9.3 user

Swatches are included in the New documents profiles that are included in the "Profile" menu. Have you been selecting a profile from there deliberately? What happens if you do so now - select for instance "Print" or "Web"?
If documents still don't contain swatches and you're certain you didn't change the document profiles, then they might have been corrupted.

Illustrator CS6 document just scrolls right off the screen

I have opened a previously-created document in Illustrator CS6 and the document just scrolls right off the screen. I can't select anything on it; it goes right off the screen and continues scrolling off the page

Are you using full page zoom?
* View > Zoom > [] Zoom Text Only
The other suggestions are about increasing the minimum font size as set via the Preferences > content tab.
I posted that menu path in one of [/questions/923201#answer-320010 my above posts]:
*Firefox > Preferences > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > Minimum Font Size (none)
You can use an extension to set a default font size and page zoom on web pages if the text is too small and you need to increase it.
*Default FullZoom Level: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/default-fullzoom-level/
*NoSquint: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/nosquint/

Why is my Illustrator cs6 not opening files.

I'm having a issue with Illustrator not opening files (eps or ai) either from the server or my desktop, opening original from Indesign, double clicking a file or from the menu 'open file'. I have to end up quitting Illustrator, then open the file from one of the methods above. Same days it all works fine then other days it doesn't. Quite confusing.
I've uninstall then reinstall Illustrator previously and it seemed to work fine for a while then it started doing it again.
And I've tried finding the info on the forums for Illustrator. If its there please point me to the right place.
Illustrator CS6
Mac running OS X 10.9
10GB of Ram
Please let me know if if more information is required.
Regards
Aaron Elmiger

Aaron,
Here is a list from easy to serious (note the Cleaner Tool as part of uninstalling and reinstalling in 6), and you may have some disturbance from other applications, see the usual suspects in Item 7) in 5), and 1) - 2) may be the first ones to try, before 3) and/or 4) ):
The following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file (you may have tried/done some of them already); 1) and 2) are the easy ones for temporary strangenesses, and 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences); 5) is a list in itself, and 6) is the last resort.
1) Close down Illy and open again;
2) Restart the computer (you may do that up to 3 times);
3) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
4) Move the folder (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible);
5) Look through and try out the relevant among the Other options (follow the link with that name, Item 7) is a list of usual suspects among other applications that may disturb and confuse Illy, Item 15) applies to CC, CS6, and maybe CS5);
Even more seriously, you may:
6) Uninstall, run the Cleaner Tool (if you have CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC), and reinstall.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

Illustrator CS6 hangs opening existing files

I have been having a problem with Illustrator CS6: Whenever I try to open up an existing file, Illustrator hangs. If I leave it long enough it will open the file. Any click causes a 30 second (at least) delay. I can work in it as long as I'm patient enough to only click once.
System:
OS: Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 - 64bit
Proc: Intel Core i5 CPU M520 @ 2.40 GHz
RAM: 6GB
User is on a domain
Illustrator CS6 64bit has latest update: 16.0.2
Creative Suite Design & Web Premium is installed. No other applications have this problem.
Problem has been occuring for two weeks straight.
Still incurring problem after doing the following:
1) Uninstall full suite and delete preferences; reinstall
2) Uninstall full suite, use cleaner tool, reinstall
3) Install/run FontExplorerX due to missing font
4) Make sure all applications are up-to-date
5) Run Illustrator as administrator and in administrator account (files still did not open properly)
6) Disable smart guides, and select no thumbnail in the layers palatte
Please let me know if you have any suggestions!

"Even still, with my new computer, I can open pdfs, jpgs, pngs, word, excel, etc. pretty much everything except the few I've mentioned..."
And theres your answer. Even with the old computer you are having the same problem with those files. It's not computer specific. The reason why you dont have issues with pdfs, pngs, word, etc is because they do not require you to read/write back to the original drive at all or as often. With adobe native files the computer has to communicate regularly with the original file. In this case the file is miles away. Now while you may have a super fast download and upload speed that does not matter. It comes down to latency or ping (the time it takes for your to read/write the file from the drive to your computer). This latency needs to be really low to not experience any delay. In your case it's not fast enough and it probably won't ever be unless you want to pay to have a dedicated line put into your house from your office.
You may not have noticed before do to the file type used, the size of file, the amount of images linked to the file, or the change in your ISP latency. Latencies have been increased in some areas to allow for higher bandwidths in residential areas as they all share the same hub. The bigger the gaps in latency the more data that could be shared in that space.
If you are unwilling to transfer files back and forth than try using logmein.com with a computer that is in the office. This will give you an idea of how much latency is actually taking place. You will see stops and stutters while your waiting for the screen images to reach your computer at home. I use logmein everyday and I have comptuers at each one of my clients, but I've never been able to work on files directly from my computer at home without transferring them their first. It just isn't applicable due to latency.
My advice would be to look at alternative options at this point. External drives, ftp transfers, remote login to a computer at the location for example.

How do I save an Illustrator CS6 document down to a previous version like CS2?

I thought I've seen a way to save down to previous versions before, but I can't find it now.
I Googled to find the answer, but everything I've found seems to be about previous versions of Illustrator because the screenshots don't match my Illustrator CS6 for Mac.
Some Google results say to try Export instead of Save as, but I don't see previous versions as options when I try either one.
I'm probably missing something obvious.

File > Save
then give the file a name
then hit the Save button.
This should bring up a box similar to the one below (that's from CS4). Choose the version from the drop-down menu circled in red.
Edit to add; Too slow on the keyboard again!

Illustrator CS6 not opening my previous files

I'm using AI CS6 on a mac.
Yesterday I opened an older file (CS5), made some changes and saved the file
Today I want to continue to work on this file, but I'm not able to open my files anymore.
I get the spinning wheel, and that's it. AI doesn't respond anymore.
Very annoying...

Aaron,
Here is a list from easy to serious (note the Cleaner Tool as part of uninstalling and reinstalling in 6), and you may have some disturbance from other applications, see the usual suspects in Item 7) in 5), and 1) - 2) may be the first ones to try, before 3) and/or 4) ):
The following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file (you may have tried/done some of them already); 1) and 2) are the easy ones for temporary strangenesses, and 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences); 5) is a list in itself, and 6) is the last resort.
1) Close down Illy and open again;
2) Restart the computer (you may do that up to 3 times);
3) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
4) Move the folder (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible);
5) Look through and try out the relevant among the Other options (follow the link with that name, Item 7) is a list of usual suspects among other applications that may disturb and confuse Illy, Item 15) applies to CC, CS6, and maybe CS5);
Even more seriously, you may:
6) Uninstall, run the Cleaner Tool (if you have CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC), and reinstall.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

Saving Sliced files in Illustrator CS6 like it was in CS5 "Save for web and devices" gone?

Hello,
I used to save all my slices in CS5 and it would give me the option to save for web and devices, then when I was in there it would let me choose the option at the bottom Other... then I could go in and save it as a html and images and then it would automatically make div's for me when I brought it in to dreamweaver. Where did this option go in CS6? Can someone help I am on a big deadline, and I lost all my work transfering it back into cs5 to try it there like I used to. Attached is a .png to show what I mean.
Thank you,
DariusB
These options are not here in CS6 and I cant find it. I would really appreciate the help.
Thanks again.

Hi,
There have been some other changes too - here is the link to the article that describes the changes: http://blogs.adobe.com/ivandavid/illustrator_cs6_save_for_web/.
Cheers,
David

Illustrator CS6 cant open files on win 8 machine

Sats something like "file cant be opened/file cannot be found".
is doing that on hebrew titled folder, when i change the folder name to english it opens, why ?

@risepureog ,
Hello and thank you for posting on the HP support forums. So that I can help you out with our issue could you please check out the following link.
Advice for asking the "Very Best Question"
As well when you post back can you include the file type you are trying to open. For the most part you need software to open files. .pdf requires adobe PDF reader. .doc would require a word processing software like microsoft word.
It all depends on the file you are trying to open will depend on the software needed.
Thank you again for posting and have a great day.
Please click the "Thumbs Up" on the bottom right of this post to say thank you if you appreciate the support I provide!
Also be sure to mark my post as “Accept as Solution" if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others who face the same challenge find the same solution.
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Illustrator can't open an Illustration, and the Offending operator is {eps_metadata_stream}, However, there's no context. Help?

At my office, we've been using Shutterstock to get images. Recently we got some images to use for badge templates, and I've mass edited them in Bridge so that they'll have similar keywords and naming conventions. Now however, when I try to open specific files, the error pops up here:
I assume that through deleting some keywords and adding new ones in bridge, I've messed up the files.
I've tried looking around some forums, but I can't find my specific error, especially with there being no listed context...
I use both Bridge and Illustrator CC 2014. The files in question are all .eps files. They are all vectors downloaded off of shutterstock, during a 30 day subscription.
At the office we use Windows 7 computers.
Can anyone help me out? As we've been stumped on this one for a few days.

Lunalutra,
One thing often tried first is to create a new document and File>Place the (PDF contents, if any, of the) corrupted one to see how much may be rescued that way.
Here are some websites where you can see whether it can rescue the actual file, and if it can, you may pay for a subscription to have it done,
http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/buy_illustrator.html
http://markzware.com/adobe-software/fix-illustrator-file-unknown-error-occurred-pdf2dtp-fi le-recovery/
http://www.illustrator.fixtoolbox.com/
As far as I remember, the first one is for Win and the second one is for Mac, while the third one should be for both.
Here are a few pages about struggling with it yourself (you may search for that specific string in the error meesage when you get to it):
http://daxxter.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/how-to-recover-a-corrupted-illustrator-ai-file/
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/troubleshoot-damaged-illustrator-files.html
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/500/cpsid_50032.html
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/500/cpsid_50031.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/enable-content-recovery-mode-illustrator.html

Existing document opens blank in CS5

I have existing documents created in CS5 that when opened now, open as 'blank' pages. They export fine and look the way they should. I see all of the elements in the links & layers palettes. I can see the frames of the various elements on the 'blank' pages, yet I only see 'blank' white pages that are useless for any work purposes. I was able to open these documents perfectly 2 days ago and there have been no software changes other than adding some fonts.

Just occurred to me to re-boot the computer to see if that would make a difference. It did. Both documents that had been giving me problems opened correctly with everything visible.
I'd still like to know why this has happened. Thanks in advance for any insight anyone might have.

Illustrator can't open the illustration.

most pathes are gone,2day work without back up... pls help
sombody?

pooya-maya,
In addition to what Lutz said, the message means that the file has been corrupted.
Unless someone recognizes the actual error in the code, it may be difficult.
As Lutz said, one first thing to try is to create a new document and File>Place the corrupt file in it, if possible, and see how much artwork is rescued that simple way(if relevant ticking Paste Remembers Layers in the Layers palette flyout, and unticking it afterwards).
For serious cases with important files, you may try to go the longer way of rebuilding,if possible.
You may look at the following:
There are some instructions to follow,
http://daxxter.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/how-to-recover-a-corrupted-ill ustrator-ai-file/
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/500/cpsid_50031.html
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/500/cpsid_50032.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/troubleshoot-damaged-illustrator -files.html
or you you can try/buy a ready made solution,
http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/buy_illustrator.html
To actually recover files with ths one you have to subscribe for a year, but you can test whether it works for free.
http://markzware.com/adobe-software/fix-illustrator-file-unknown-error -occurred-pdf2dtp-file-recovery/

Hi! I am trying to download the free trial of Illustrator CS6, I only see Illustrator CC, and when I try to download that trial I get a message that prevents me from downloading saying: "You are running an operating system that Illustrator no longer suppo

help.

Kelly Lynn,
You may download CS6 here:
Download CS6 products
or
http://prodesigntools.com/tag/ddl
or
http://technolux.blogspot.co.nz/2011/02/adobe-direct-download-links-less-akamai.html#more
Downloading (the original) CC on 10.6.8 has been proven possible.
Post #3 in this thread shows a viable way of doing it:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/6342650#6342650

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