Can't save artboards as separate ai files

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Hi everyone,

I'm having trouble saving my artboards as separate ai files. I watched a tutorial on it but when I tried it myself, my Save As window grays out the "Use Artboards" checkbox. It only ungrays for eps or svg files. Has anyone else ran into this problem? Does anyone know how to fix this?

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Ton FrederiksCorrect answer

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Just click Save to get the option.

justlearn

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@lilbeaujingles also, you need to make sure you select either EPS or SVG to select 'Use Artboards' because the other formats will not allow you to select Artboards

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Ton Frederiks

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Artboards can be exported in all formats with export for screens.

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Zachary0526

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No. I don't think so. Not .ai files. Export for Screens only produces PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, and WebP formats.

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Ton Frederiks

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You need to save as Adobe Illustrator and in the options window check the "Save each artboard to a separate file"

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lilbeaujinglesAuthor

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Thanks for your quick response — I don't have that option though. I uploaded a screenshot in my initial post. My artboard checkbox is not available and I don't have the option you are talking about either. My Adobe CC is up to date as well.

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Ton Frederiks

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Just click Save to get the option.

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