Skip to main content
M
micahg67484891
Participant
February 20, 2018
Answered

Where is pdf info outiside of artboards?

  • February 20, 2018
  • 1 reply
  • 3468 views

Hi guys,

I did something stupid. I was working in an .ai file on multiple artboards. I saved as a pdf to see what it looked like. Then I went back to working in it and made changes on the outside of the artboards and hit save and close without realizing it was still in .pdf and not in .ai

My question is: Is there a way to get that text back that I had outside of the artboards?

When I open the the pdf it only opens each individual page and doesnt have any of the info that was on the outside of the artboards.

Thank you in advance!

This topic has been closed for replies.
Correct answer Monika Gause

Looking at your Youtube video, this is how I can relate what I did:

I basically saved a pdf of the zebra on the outside of the artboard. And I want to get the zebra back, but when I open the file I only get what was on the artboard. 


Yes.

What's outside the artboard only gets saved in the AI part of the file. Not in the PDF part.

But in your case the AI part is lost. Either you never saved it or the file got corrupted.

1 reply

Omar.Fathy
Community Expert
Omar.FathyCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 20, 2018

The problem is if you remove the disabled Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities in the Save PDF option dialog box:

If you choose it, you can find your artwork that is outside your artboard. But if you disabled it unfortunately you can't get the missed data outside the artboard

M
micahg67484891Author
Participant
February 20, 2018

Thank you for responding to me! I did indeed preserve editing capabilities, but opening the pdf back into illustrator doesnt show the work I did outside of of the artboard. So I feel the information is still in the file I just dont know how to access it.

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 20, 2018

Any warning when you open the file?

Are you opening it in the same Illustrator version it has been created in?

Are you sure you didn't save a PDF/X of some sort?

The file might also be corrupted.

Where did you save it?

From where do you open it?

Did you send it via e-mail?

Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices