How-To: Export from ai to pdf single drawing boards

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And always use the original Illustrator file to edit. PDF is a final delivery format.

If you want to have separate Illustrator files, use the "Save each artboard to a separate file" checkbox in the Illustrator Options when saving as...

Hi Francesca,

The default PDF export settings will have Illustrator Editing turned on, which means that all artboards will be included in the file, even when they are not visible in Acrobat.

Save your file as .ai to keep a complete editable Illustrator file.

In Illustrator choose Edit > Adobe PDF Presets and create a new preset without Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities.

When choosing Export > Export for Screens choose PDF and click the  cog wheel to choose the export settings.

Select PDF, choose the one you created without Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities and click Save Settings.

Select the Artboard you want to export and click Export Artboard.