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Inspiring
April 23, 2019
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Save multiple artboards as a single PDF page, not a PDF with multiple pages

  • April 23, 2019
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Hey!

I'm creating a booth graphic that is cut into multiple panels, so I have it spanning across multiple artboards. I want me client to review the entire piece in a single page. All of my exports are putting each artboard on a separate page, be it saving a PDF copy or a PNG export.

Any way to do this easily without having to create a new document that is one artboard and copying and pasting the whole thing over? I've looked via Google and found no solutions.

Thank you for your time


Scot

Correct answer JETalmage

Artboards can overlap. You can create a single Artboard that encompasses all your individual "panel" Artboards. Then Save As… just that one large Artboard to a PDF for your client to review.

JET

4 replies

Participant
January 16, 2022

i used 2020 . it seems the full document  in export for screen seems to work please try it

 

Participant
April 3, 2023

Guys, this cript will do the job: 

// Prompt the user to select a destination folder
var destFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select a destination folder for PDF exports.");

// Check if a folder was selected
if (destFolder != null) {
// Loop through all artboards and export to PDF
for (var i = 0; i < app.activeDocument.artboards.length; i++) {
// Set the current artboard
app.activeDocument.artboards.setActiveArtboardIndex(i);

// Get the current artboard's name
var artboardName = app.activeDocument.artboards[i].name;

// Create a new file object for the export
var exportFile = new File(destFolder + "/" + artboardName + ".pdf");

// Set the export options
var exportOptions = new PDFSaveOptions();
exportOptions.artboardRange = (i + 1).toString();
exportOptions.preserveEditability = false;

// Export the PDF
app.activeDocument.saveAs(exportFile, exportOptions);
}

// Alert the user that the export is complete
alert("Artboards have been exported as individual PDFs to " + destFolder + ".");
}
else {
// Alert the user that no folder was selected
alert("No destination folder was selected. Please try again.");
}

laurab20927129
Participant
June 10, 2021

Trying printing to a pdf  (File/Print)

Check the box next to Ignore Artboards

If you need the orientation to be different, uncheck Auto Rotate.

 

Is that what you're looking for?

barbara_a7746676
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 23, 2019

Another approach. Position your 3 artboards horizontally so that they are touching each other.

Draw a rectangle that covers all 3 artboards and arrange it to the back. It can be white with no stroke so that it doesn't show when printed.

Choose File > Print and select the PDF print driver.

In the print dialog, put a check mark on Ignore Artboards.

Your file will print on a single PDF page.

Scott Falkner
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 23, 2019

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Barbara+Ash  wrote

Another approach. Position your 3 artboards horizontally so that they are touching each other.

Draw a rectangle that covers all 3 artboards and arrange it to the back. It can be white with no stroke so that it doesn't show when printed.

Choose File > Print and select the PDF print driver.

In the print dialog, put a check mark on Ignore Artboards.

Your file will print on a single PDF page.

Why do that when you can use Save a Copy, choose PDF and select just the artboard you want?

JETalmage
JETalmageCorrect answer
Inspiring
April 23, 2019

Artboards can overlap. You can create a single Artboard that encompasses all your individual "panel" Artboards. Then Save As… just that one large Artboard to a PDF for your client to review.

JET

tallscotAuthor
Inspiring
April 23, 2019

Thank you for the reply.

Yes, I can just create a another document with the dimensions of all the artboards I have now as one artboard, then copy and paste my art to that one artboard and save out a single page PDF. I wanted to avoid having to do that.

I guess there is no way to save out multiple artboards as a single page/single image?

Thanks again.

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 23, 2019

You don't need an additional document, just an additional artboard.