Illustrator 10 limited tools

[badley]

I have Illustrator 8 currently installed, now trying to install 10.

Installation is successful but when 10 is opened there is a limited number of tools available e.g. Navigator window.

Is this to do with previous installations?

Has anyone else had this problem if so how did you solve it?

 

[blueark]

Do you mean tools or palettes? In either case, it may be that they are just hidden. Look at the Window menu and see if you can re-activate palettes there. If it's actual tools in the toolbox, look for icons with a small arrow on them: click and hold to reveal more tools.

 

[ot03]

Hi
I have these pannels up and i find it really
easy to work with
(all can be activated like 'blueark' said under the 'windows' tool bar in Illustrator.

main pannel
character/paragraph
navigator/appearence/info
Colour/Attributes
Transparency/stroke/gradient
styles/swatches/brushes
layers/action/links
and when using certain colours i have process colours up.
Just to give you an idea.

Does anyone have any different settings.
(I'm not a full time worker with it and i was wondering if there was any other, better wasys to have it all setup. To ustilise the workspace.)

 

[badley]

I done everything said above but for example:

There is no navigator tab and no navigator button in the window menu. I've tried everything to find it.

The tool box is showing a limited number of tools even when I'm clicking and holding to expand a tool.

I thinks its something to do with the installation. I had the well known problem with Installshield wizard.

Any other help?

 

[badley]

Sorry, I use it professionally along with Photoshop, so you can talk hardcore illustator stuff

 

[blueark]

Have a look in the Plug-ins folder. The Navigator plug-in should be in the Plug-ins > Extensions folder, while some of the tools should be in the Plug-ins > Tools folder. If they're missing, maybe your installation is incomplete.

 

[ot03]

I'm not sure what your problem is sorry !
But 'bluark' seems to have a decent idea.

 

[badley]

Could I just copy the named plugins to the appropriate folder?

 

[blueark]

Yes, that shouldn't be a problem. Only thing I can think of is that if you're missing those plug-ins, what else might you be missing?