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How to export every artboard as separate PDF file with an artboard name?

Engaged ,
May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023

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I am pretty sure that this cannot be done but should be doable. Indesign somehow figured it out that people want to save pages separately (because it is obvious).
I have 16 artboards and I need SVG, PNG and PDF with proper file names. Cannot do that. 
It can only be done through save for screens by losing CMYK data :S
Furthermore I need PDFs to be scaled proper print size. Acrobat preflight custom fixup. Again cannot be used on folder or multiple files at once. Droplet thing does not work on custom fixups.

I am so lucky that I have 16 files and not 160.

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Community Expert , May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023

Create a PDF preset without AI editing capabilities and use that preset when exporting the artboards for screens.

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May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023

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Create a PDF preset without AI editing capabilities and use that preset when exporting the artboards for screens.

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Engaged ,
Jun 02, 2023 Jun 02, 2023

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Exporting artboards as separate PDF files with CMYK profile:

Thanks Ton. Save for screen -> PDF profile can be set from here.
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Engaged ,
Jun 02, 2023 Jun 02, 2023

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Jun 02, 2023 Jun 02, 2023

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Yes and a PDF Preset without AI editing capabilities turned off  can be created in Edit > Adobe PDF Presets...

Good to hear that helped.

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New Here ,
May 03, 2024 May 03, 2024

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It still exports the entire file, if you open it with Illustrator.

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May 04, 2024 May 04, 2024

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Did you follow the steps described above? Create a PDF preset with AI editing off and select that preset in Export for Screens?

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Aug 13, 2024 Aug 13, 2024

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To export artboards in CMYK vector format, you can Save as Illustrator format and then check the box 'Save each artboard to a separate file'. This will produce .ai files with the main file name followed by the artboard name. Then you can batch rename using MacOS Finder and rename them to .pdf if you wish (the files will contain the .ai and .pdf content).  

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