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happysandy
happysandy
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April 12, 2023
Question

Adobe Library CC not responsive to artboard size

  • April 12, 2023
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Hi,

I have uploaded an icon to the Adobe Library CC and noticed that once I drop the icon in InDesign, it does not keep the original artboard size. I have created the icon with a 250X250 artboard in Illustrator. The icon final size is 200X250. If I want to keep the artboard size, I would have to create a background with colour at 250X250. If not, once it is dragged into the document, it is at 200X250.

 

Is there a way to keep the icon in it's artboard size at 250X250 once it is dragged in InDesign, without creating a backgound?

 

Creating a background defeats the possibility to drag and drop the icon onto different coulour backgrounds.

 

Anyone has a solution?

Thanks,

Sandy

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862479315
Participant
July 4, 2023

Hi Sandy,

 

I think I have a solution for you - I ran into the same nonsensical limitation. What is working for me - across at least InDesign / Photoshop + Illustrator (although Ai already recognised what was a blank box). The box was the definer of my Logo Clearspace that was blank.

 

I changed the box I was using as my Logo Clearspace to White and then the Opacity to 0. This makes it display across those Applications at least.

 

I have just tested this and works so far although there may be limitations on other applications.

    S
    seanh76132103
    Participant
    October 5, 2023

    Thank you for this! Just came across this issue today for the same reason (building in clearspace for a logo) and it's quite dumb how Illustrator respects the artboard sizing but no other programs seem to. Your solution worked perfectly.

    Steve Werner
    Community Expert
    Steve WernerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 12, 2023

    When you copy Illustrator artwork to a CC Library, it's the artwork, not the size of the artboard, that is copied. If the artwork is 200x250 px created on a 200x250 artboard, it will be copied as 200x250 px artwork.

     

    Steve Werner
    Community Expert
    Steve WernerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 12, 2023

    I answered another question recently about someone who wanted to copy a group of InDesign frames of different sizes which had no content to a CC Library. When dragged out of the library there was no content. It an analagous situation: Different applications store artwork in different ways. The CC library can only copy content, or artwork because in the other application it may be handled in a different way.

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