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Gex14286
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July 20, 2010
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Exporting as jpeg with use artboards adds to file name

  • July 20, 2010
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When I export from Illustrator CS5 with "Use Artboards" checked it adds a "-01" to the end of my file name before the extention. I'm assuming that its because its artboard #1 or something. It happens with the all or the range button checked. It doesnt show the -01 when you are saving the file name. This is pretty annoying because I have to go back and re name the files when this happens. Any advice? Thanks!

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      Correct answer km71906051

      There has been a lengthy discussion going on here for a while from both sides, but mainly from people whose workflow has been negatively impacted by the change, so Adobe changed it back. Meanwhile they're supposedly going to be thinking of ways to satisfy both sides.

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      Sorontar
      Inspiring
      August 29, 2011

      It is very annoying problem and should be dealt with.

      It is even impossible to overwrite previous files. For example If I export same file called illustration.jpg several times, I might get files named "illustration-01-01-01.jpg"

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        _scott__
        Legend
        August 29, 2011

        Why aren't you using Save For Web for jpgs? Needing high res jpgs? Just curious.

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        Sorontar
        Inspiring
        August 31, 2011

        I also need TIFFs, pictures in CMYK and images from artboards too large for saving for web.

        In some cases it might be justified.

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          Brian Capstick
          Participant
          March 16, 2011

          Not ideal, but I use NameMangler to batch rename files. Saves a lot of time.

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          craycraftc
          Participant
          February 1, 2011

          Has this problem been fixed? Adobe needs to address this as a serious problem. Its very frustrating when opening old files and reconverting JPGs. I thought the idea of upgrading is to enable the user to be more proficient, not the other way around. Just saying.

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            curiousaaron
            Participant
            January 5, 2011

            I second (or third) the motion... allow us to turn off appending altogether! I think this is a common use of the export feature and the auto-append is irritating...

              CarlosCanto
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              CarlosCantoCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              January 5, 2011

              as a work around you could put a mask the size of your artboard before exporting. It can even be recorded as an action...as well as the exporting.

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              sanjaysingh82
              Participant
              July 21, 2010

              with the introduction of multiple Artboard in CS4 , users had the flexibility of exporting or saving either artboard specific file or the master file( as if multiple  artboards are not present at all, Uncheck use artboard from export dialog to get the master file(legacy behavior)).

              now if you export a multiple artboard file to JPEG with All/range selected you will get  the artboard specific files,

              but to differentiate the files generated for specific artboards,  to make the users aware the artboard numbers gets added as suffix after the file name, other wise how would users know which file maps to which artboard.

              Now Iin CS5 users have the flexibility to Rename artboards, select an artboard->dobule click on the artboard tool and rename the artboard in Artboard options dialog.

              now once a custom name has been provided to the artboards, these custom names will get added instead of Artboard numbers as suffix after the file name. hope this helps

              Thanks

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                Gex14286Author
                Participant
                July 21, 2010

                Thank you but I dont want to name the art board at all. I dont have multiple art boards on the file. The reason I am checking use artboards is to crop out all the extras that I have on my canvas that I want to save on the file but dont want to be exported with the jpeg. I used to use the crop area option with CS3. This worked perfectly, it only exported what was on my artboard and it saved it under the name that I had saved the file under (or whatever I typed in the file name to be). Is there a better way to do this? Thanks!

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                  jottlethrunkee
                  Participating Frequently
                  October 28, 2010

                  Same problem, Gex.

                  Been trying to get this resolved for months with no joy. I have recently produced over 250 brand logos for a large multi national, all of which have to supplied in various formats and file types including .jpg. I too use only one artboard and since I don't want the logos cropped tight to the image, I check "use artboard" with the result that I get logoname-01.jpg on every file.

                  It may not seem to be too much of a sweat to then delete the offending -01 from the resulting file name, but when you have to do this repeatedly it is extremely tiresome... and so unnecessary!! I too do not want, or need, to append the file name with anything at all.

                  I really am at a loss to know why, if i have one artboard (AND ONLY ONE) it has to have a number at all. With 2 or more artboards, sure, it may be useful to identify each, but with 1... that is it, that is all there is. The only one. One of one. No more, no less. Very little chance of confusion i would have thought!

                  So, Adobe can we have a radio button (or preference) along the lines of: "add pasteboard number" or "remove pasteboard number" or perhaps a more enlightened soul at Adobe can respond with a workaround (unlikely, it is Adobe after all!).

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