Features and Commands
Last updated on
Oct 27, 2025
Learn more about which features and commands are compatible with Live Paint groups.
Fill and paint attributes are attached to faces and edges of a Live Paint group, not to the actual paths that define them as in other objects. Because of this, some features and commands either work differently or are not applicable to paths inside a Live Paint group.
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Compatibility with Live Paint groups |
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Transparency |
Works on the entire group only |
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Effects |
Works on the entire group only |
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Multiple fills and strokes from the Appearance panel |
Works on the entire group only |
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Object > Envelope Distort |
Works on the entire group only |
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Object > Hide |
Works on the entire group only |
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Object > Rasterize |
Works on the entire group only |
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Object > Slice > Make |
Works on the entire group only |
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Window > Transparency > More Options > Make Opacity Mask |
Works on the entire group only |
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Brushes |
Works on the entire group only |
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Gradient meshes |
Not supported |
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Graphs |
Not supported |
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Symbols from the Symbols panel |
Not supported |
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Flares |
Not supported |
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Align Stroke options from the Stroke panel |
Not supported |
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The Magic Wand tool |
Not supported |
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Object > Path > Outline Stroke |
Not supported |
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Expand |
Not supported |
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Object > Blend |
Not supported |
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Object > Slice |
Not supported |
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Object > Clipping Mask > Make |
Not supported |
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Object > Create Gradient Mesh |
Not supported |
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Window > Pathfinder commands |
Not supported |
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File > Place |
Not supported |
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View > Guides > Make Guides |
Not supported |
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Select > Same > Blending Mode |
Not supported |
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Select > Same > Fill & Stroke |
Not supported |
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Select > Same > Opacity |
Not supported |
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Select > Same > Symbol Instance |
Not supported |
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Select > Same > Link Block Series |
Not supported |
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Object > Text Wrap > Make |
Not supported |
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