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THISISREALLYCHRIS
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March 31, 2024
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Export Artboards As - And try your luck today!

  • March 31, 2024
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Yes, I'm trying to make light of something that I've noticed is a recurring issue in Photoshop. I don't know if it's the updates, or what, but every other day - I simply can't use the Export Artboards feature. It just buggs out. Saying things like 'it should be in the foreground' or something. I set the settings, and hit the button... Rarely, does it manage to export my 25+ artboards.

Forcing me to save things manually because I am too lazy to look for an alternative feature that should be greyed out if it's not functioning in a new update. These issues persist, regardless of my device or whether or not I'm updating my software, which I always do.

Some clarification? Why is it being so impossible? Alternative solutions? Any help would be appreciated, and is it the same for anyone else? It's been like this since before the Beta popped up because of Generative Fill. 

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    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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    April 2, 2024

    You can right-click on each artboard in the layers panel and use the Export As feature, however it only supports JPEG/PNG/GIF so may be too limited. Multiple artboards can be selected with the CTRL/CMD key.

     

    You can also use the old Layer Saver script from Paul Riggott, selecting the option for "Save All LayerSets" (artboards are a special kind of layer set/group):

     

    https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Layer%20Saver.jsx

     

    https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Layer%20Saver%20Plus.jsx

     

    Then there are other custom scripts that have been created for dedicated tasks, such as Artboards to WebP format:

     

     

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    THISISREALLYCHRISAuthor
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    April 3, 2024

    Thank you Stephen! I appreciate the detailed response. Yes, so many ways to do the same thing. I think I've just become so used to doing things in an outdated way, which does not support the workflow I am trying to achieve. It is a struggle, and learning more as I go along, is great, but scary. Thank you for the answers yall, I am all good now! Scripts and Actions are most definitely going to be investigated and kept in mind throughout the development of processes! I appreciate it. 🖤

    Myra Ferguson
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    Myra FergusonCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 2, 2024

    One alternative would be to make Layer Comps and then use File > Export > Layer Comps to Files...

     

    To make a Layer Comp

    1. Turn off the visibility of all the layers except the ones in the artboard you want to make into a Layer Comp.
    2. Go to Window > Layer Comps.
    3. Click the + button a the bottom of the Layer Comps panel.
    4. In the New LayerComp dialog, select the desired options to Apply to Layers (you might select all of them)
    5. Repeat steps 1-4 for each artboard.

     

    Then export.

     

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      THISISREALLYCHRISAuthor
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      April 2, 2024
      This is helpful! Thank you! I will explore layer comps within my workflow
      and see how I can implement it to better my process.

      I appreciate your response. 🖤

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