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kathleenrow
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August 14, 2013
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Back saving illustrator CC file to CS6 without losing layers?

  • August 14, 2013
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How can I back save illustrator files created in CC (CS7 version???) to CS6 without losing layers?  when I open the files in CS6 it says "some info will be lost'   Ha!  all layers and separation is lost, so cannot separate parts... whole file seems grouped and cannot be separated???

When I go back to my (other) computer where I was foolish enought to upgrade to CC, I cannot figure a way to save back as I can with InDesign and saving as a idml file.  Help!

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    Correct answer Larry G. Schneider

    The first dialog offers the location and type of file to save. You want an .ai file. The second dialog that Monica mentions is the Illustrator Options dialog in which you choose the Illustrator version by the dropdown box at the top. It is in this box that you want to choose Illustrator CS6 as the version to save.

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    blahamas
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    March 14, 2014

    If you've already saved your file as a CC ai file, you can also use File > Save a copy > and then use the secondary dialog box to select CS6. I just spent a few futile minutes trying to File > Save as, which does not bring up the secondary dialog box.

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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      August 14, 2013

      Just save them as .ai and then look closely in the second dialog box

      PetuniaGal
      PetuniaGal
      Participant
      September 4, 2014

      I have tried the save as cs6 and I still can't open the original multi page file. I have to choose one artboard and that's all. I have a lot of multipage files that I still need to be able to open and make changes to. Am I out of luck, or am I just missing something? This is the dialog I get when I try to open a file. It says to choose the save command, but its grayed out because all I did was open it. Please help!!!

      PetuniaGal
      PetuniaGal
      Participant
      September 4, 2014

      There are some known issues with saving directly to a networked drive or sending a file via e-mail without zipping it first.

      When you do that kind of thing then the file might get corrupt and show the PDF open dialog when opening (or even worse).


      If I send a file it's a saved version in pdf or a web format. I don't send the ai files through email.

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