Use AI Assistant (beta) in Illustrator

Open the document you want to work on in Illustrator.

Select AI Assistant   in the Application Bar at the top of the workspace.

Optional: If you want AI Assistant to reference a specific file for more context, select Add files in the prompt field, and then choose a supported file. Attached files appear as thumbnails above the prompt.

In the AI Assistant panel, select a suggested workflow starter such as Recolor, Organize, Export, Setup, or Fit Text to automatically populate the prompt field with a suggested request. You can also enter or edit your own prompt directly in the prompt field.

If AI Assistant needs more details, it shows a set of options. Select an option or enter your own input to continue. To proceed without answering, select Skip.

Review the generated prompt and modify it as needed to make the request more specific.

Press Enter (Windows) / Return (macOS) or select Send  .

Review the Assistant steps to understand how AI Assistant is approaching the task and why. If something doesn't match your intent, refine your prompt or provide additional instructions before continuing.

Depending on the task, AI Assistant may ask for additional information or confirmation before proceeding.

Wait for AI Assistant to complete the task. To stop a running task, select Cancel Request   in the prompt field.

Review the results. If needed, select Copy   to copy the generated response for reuse.

After AI Assistant responds, select a suggested follow-up, or press Tab to accept the suggestion in the prompt field.

In the AI Assistant panel, select Add files   in the prompt field, and then choose a file. You can also paste a file, an image, or a screenshot into the prompt field.

Ensure that the file appears as a thumbnail above the prompt field.

Describe what you want AI Assistant to do with the file, and then send your request.

Attach the file you want to summarize

Enter a prompt, and then send your request.

Sample prompt: Summarize this attached file.

Review the summary. To act on it, enter a follow-up prompt, such as Create an artboard for each item in the list.

Attach the Illustrator file that contains the resources you want.

Enter a prompt, and then send your request.

Sample prompt: Extract the colors, brushes, graphic styles, symbols, and character and paragraph styles from the attached file.

Review the list of resources that AI Assistant found. AI Assistant does not add them to your document yet.

To add resources, enter a prompt such as Import all swatches into the current document, or select a suggested follow-up.

Imported swatches appear in the Swatches panel. If a name matches an existing swatch, AI Assistant renames the imported swatch, for example Black 2.

Open the document that contains the artwork you want to duplicate.

Attach an XLSX or CSV file with one row for each variation.

Enter a prompt, and then send your request.

Sample prompt: Create variations of this T-shirt based on the attached data.

Review the result. AI Assistant creates one artboard per row and updates the corresponding text on each copy.

The updated text is editable, so you can change the font, size, or style afterward.

In the AI Assistant panel, enter Run a preflight check on this document, and then send your request.

Review the report. AI Assistant groups findings as critical issues, warnings, and passed checks. Each issue explains the problem and gives the menu path to fix it.

To fix critical issues automatically, select the Fix Critical Issues suggestion, or enter that request.

Review the summary. AI Assistant fixes what it can and lists the issues that need manual steps.

Complete any manual steps by following the menu path given for each issue.

To check one area again, ask AI Assistant to run preflight on that area, for example, bleed.

To understand an issue, enter a request such as Explain the bleed issue. AI Assistant describes the problem, why it matters, and how to fix it.

In the prompt field, type /. A list of available Skills appears. Alternatively, you can select Skills   in the prompt field.

Sample prompt: Run the / Prepare for Print skill on this document.

Select a skill to add it to your prompt.

Add any details you want, and then send your request.

Run the prompt you want to reuse, and review the result.

Enter create a skill from the last prompt, and then send your request. To create a skill from a description instead, enter create a skill followed by a description of the workflow.

To run the new skill later, type / in the prompt field and select the skill.

After a multi-step task, AI Assistant can also suggest saving the workflow as a skill. Select the suggestion to create it.

In the prompt field, describe the artwork you want to create, then send your request. For more control, include the style, the number of colors, and the intended use. 

Sample prompt: Create a flat vector illustration of a tropical bird in a modern editorial style. Use bold outlines, flat colors, and no more than six colors.

Choose the number of variations if AI Assistant asks, then wait for it to generate.

Review the variations and select the one you want to use. AI Assistant automatically places the selected artwork on the current artboard.

In the prompt field, describe the colors or theme you want, and then send your request.

Sample prompt: Apply a sepia color palette to this illustration while keeping the original composition intact.

Review the recolored variations and apply the one you want. To try another palette, select a suggested follow-up, such as Recolor to winter blues and grays, or enter a new prompt.

In the prompt field, ask AI Assistant to trace or vectorize an image.

Sample prompt: Convert this hand-drawn logo sketch into clean, editable vector artwork.

Review the result and refine it further as needed. AI Assistant preserves the original image on the canvas.

Enter a prompt that describes the structure you want. To review the approach first, add: Show me a plan before making changes.

Answer any questions that AI Assistant asks, and then wait for it to finish.

Check the result in the Layers panel. To adjust it, enter another prompt, for example, Keep the existing layer structure, but organize objects by color instead.

Enter a prompt that names the artboards or selection, the format, the resolution, the folder, and the naming rule.

Sample prompt: Export each artboard to the folder E:\documents\projects\temp as PNG at 144 ppi. Name the PNGs using the artboard names.

If the AI Assistant asks for details, such as the folder, enter them, or select an option.

Open the destination folder to check the exported files.

In the prompt field, enter a prompt that gives the size, color mode, and resolution.

Sample prompt: Convert this artboard to an A4 CMYK document at 300 dpi.

Review the Assistant steps, and wait for AI Assistant to finish.

Enter a prompt that asks AI Assistant to find and correct spelling issues.

Sample prompt: Find and fix spelling issues in all visible text without changing the layout or typography.

Review the results and the changes to your text.

If your content is in a list, attach the XLSX or CSV file that contains it.

Enter a prompt, and then send your request.

Sample prompt for duplicate artboards: Duplicate the 'Template' artboard 25 times. Replace the 'Name' text on each artboard with a new name from the list.

Sample prompt for creating localized versions: Create two new artboards using the same existing English layout, one in Spanish and one in German. Use the existing font family as in the document.

Review the new artboards and the exported files.