Illustrator CC how to setup custom document profile

Hi Monika, thanks.

BTW, what will happen if I create a new document profile in the folder and then install an update which then - presumably -  creates a folder "Adobe Illustrator 24 settings". Will my profile page be automatically transferred to the new location, or will I have to do it manually?

Hi there,

I am looking to create a "New Document Profile" which will display a ruler by default. Since I have to switch it on manually every time.

In another forum (which just got closed, before I was able to post my question) it was suggested that this default file is to be found in the following folder:

C:\Users\[MyName]\AppData\Roaming\֔Adobe

On the illustrator help page (which is awfully outdated btw) you get a different suggestion which is:

Documents and Settings\(User)\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CS3 Settings.

I have been trying to figure out for weeks how to set my ruler to always be on, but none of the forum answers was of any help. Since all the folders which supposedly contain the file in question point into nirvana on my machine. 

It's also been suggested, that setting up a new default page in Ilustrator is such an easy task, all we need to do is go into the folder bla bla bla. To this day I haven't been able to find the folder nor the file in question.

I still have to turn on my ruler manually EVERYTIME I start Illustrator.

Can someone please enlighten me and tell me where on earth I can finally find the "New Document Profile" on a Windows 10 machine using Illustrator CC 2019? I would appreciate some help here.

Thank you

PS: Please do not quote Adobe's outdated CC2013 help post on this matter. Its 6 years old and hasn't helped me at all. The folders in questions are simple not correct. It seems that people who offer help on this matter seem to forget that clients are using various machines, different versions of Illustrator and the folder paths are simple different. I am assuming that it was a mistake on the part of the Illustrator Dev Team to place such an important file in such an obscure place on the hard drive. It also seems awkward, that we must search this file manually in a file browser and cannot open the file through the application itself. I can't remember any other app that requires this. But I may be wrong.

which folder in the Adobe folder do I save a custom preset to?

If you're on a Mac:

Save a document to the New Document Profiles folder under Users > Library > Application Support > Adobe > [your current version of Illustrator]. If the Library folder is hidden, or to get to it quickly, go from the Finder: click the Go menu in the Finder Menu bar and hold down Option to reveal hidden files.

From there, you can either open and edit the default files (Basic RGB is my favorite place to start) or save an existing file. It will load the swatches, graphic styles, default symbols, character/paragraph styles, document raster settings, and default artboard size.

Hello,

I know how to setup templates and I have done it already but now I want to do something more complex, perhaps(?). I want to have a document profile with embedded sizes.

You see when you choose Print and have all the A4, A3 artboard sizes? Or when you select Devices, you get iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPhone, Android 1080, Nexus 5, etc?

That's what I want. I want to create a Social Media document profile with Facebook cover size, Google cover size, etc...

I know I can have templates saved elsewhere but I want to know if this is possible.

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1.  Re: Illustrator CC how to setup custom document profile

       adobe@topspin.it     Sep 11, 2013 11:31 AM  (in response to dinnys)   

I think you have to create a new document, set all your preferred options, leave it empty, and save it as a template file, ready to reuse .

Otherwise you can:

Create a new document, set all your preferred options, leave it empty, and save it in the same folder of the adobe preset.

To find the correct path select the preset profile menu, in the new document window, and choose browse.

I hope this help"

**WINDOWS**

I have no idead how to navigate to the "Roaming" folder as it doesn't exist anywhere concrete. So here's what I do...

- Create a new document in the exact way you want your new documents to open

- Save As

- Click on the C: drive then do a search (upper right text box in that window) for "Roaming"

- As it slowly searches the drive, there will be several "Roaming" folders that appear in your search. Make sure you pay attention to the Folder column because the specific one you want is the one that says - AppData (C:\Users\XXX) where XXX is your user name on your computer.

- After selecting that specific Roaming folder, continue navigating to:

Adobe > Adobe Illustrator 17 Settings > en_US > x64 > New Document Profiles

You'll see the default ones in there already (Basic RGB, Devices, Print, Video, Web). So set up the file the way you want your new ones to be and save it as a .AI in there. Once you do that, you'll be able to open a new document and select the file you just saved.

It's a pain in the butt but it's great to have default documents. I use it every single day.

I think you have to create a new document, set all your preferred options, leave it empty, and save it as a template file, ready to reuse .

Otherwise you can:

Create a new document, set all your preferred options, leave it empty, and save it in the same folder of the adobe preset.

To find the correct path select the preset profile menu, in the new document window, and choose browse.

I hope this help