How to add multiple artboards to. a CC Library as separate files?

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June 8, 2023
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I have an Illustrator file with 50+ artboards each with a different icon on them. On each artboard there is an icon and an unfilled/unstroked rectangle the size of the artboard grouped with the icon. Each group is named with the description and color of the icon as I have sets of the same icon in different colors on different layers. I want to know if there is a way to add all of groups (artboards) for each color layer to a CC Library at once and have them show up in the library as a separate item, retaining the group name I have given each of them.

I'm trying to avoid having to drag each of them in individually.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Save the .ai file into a folder with the option checked to save the artboards to separate files.

Select all the resulting files in the folder and drag them to a CC library.

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Chris Hammett

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My project has 87 artboards, so I was excited to see your suggestion. Unfortunately, I don't see any option to save it as separate artboards. Am I looking in the wrong place or will it do it automatically? Is there a problem with me using an AIC file saved as PDF? I need the files in a library to place in InDesign for a book.

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Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Hi Chris, you need to save the cloud .aic file as an .ai file by choosing On your computer during Save As...

You can then save it to a folder on your hard disk and select the "Save each artboard to a separate file" option.

When done you can drag the contents of the folder to a CC Library panel.

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