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AdelaDz
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May 25, 2017
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exported png has more white space than image

  • May 25, 2017
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I am using a flyer template Adobe Stock image.  It is one layer with many nested sublayers.  Some of the sublayers produce an image outside of the main flyer image, to showcase it for sale.  I can hide those sublayers.  I can't delete the sublayers.  Some of the layers extend outside of the main image and are visible if I accidentally move that sublayer.  My problem is the extra space I get when I export as a png.  I've tried making the artboard the size of the art, but the hidden outside image interferes.  I don't know any other way to change the size of the artboard or even if that is the problem.  I've tried releasing the sublayers in an attempt to delete the ones I don't want, but I can't drag them above the layer they are in to turn them into layers.  I have and have not selected all active layers, but since there is just one layer, I don't think that makes a difference.  I am new to Illustrator, but I have used purchased vector images before, and I have created simple ones of my own.  I would appreciate any and all suggestions, as I've exhausted all the information I could find online.  I'm using Illustrator CC 2017.1.0.

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    Correct answer Monika Gause

    When exporting the PNG, check "Use artboards"

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    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    May 25, 2017

    When exporting the PNG, check "Use artboards"

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      AdelaDzAuthor
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      May 25, 2017

      Monika, thank you very much!  It took a bit to figure out where that option showed up, but I found it, and it worked!

      Prior to reading your reply, I had managed to change the size of the artboard manually/visually to match the size of the image.  Does the size of the artboard really matter, however?

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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      May 25, 2017

      The size of the artboard does matter for some use cases.

      Of course it's easier to judge stroke width, font size and such when you're working in actual output dimensions.

      The proportions of the artboard do ogf course matter as well and should definitely fit the final output.

      For web design it really makes sense to work in final pixel dimensions.

      But of course since it's a vector graphic you can always resize before final output.

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