Batch saving large # of .ai files to PDF

Forum|Forum|9 years ago
November 27, 2016
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Hi,

Is there a way to take a large number of Illustrator files and batch save them as PDFs? Thanks!

Correct answer edwink80424516

Hi there,

When i 'acrobat > create multiple pdf files' i can't import the .ai files either. BUT i can drag and drop the .ai.

Odd, but works here.

(but actually i wanted multiple .ai's merged into one pdf, so i ended up choosing 'acrobat > combine files into 1 pdf'..)

Cheers, Ed'

Larry G. Schneider

Community Expert

Check your Scripts folder for a script to do what you want.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

But that only saves open documents.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Or record an Action in Illustrator and use the Batch option from Illustrator's Action Panel to apply it to a folder full of Illustrator files.

PaulusMaximus

Known Participant

THANK YOU for this suggestion! I've been trawling through script builders and trying codes etc and all I wanted to do was open a folder full of older EPS files and save them as default 2023 illustrator files!
(In doing so, it creates a smaller file with a proper preview!)
I thought it should have been a simple operation!
Greatful!