illustrator suddenly adding artboard number as well as suffix

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February 17, 2025
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Today illustrator has started adding the artboard number as well as the suffix, which is what I named the artboard. It used to only add the thing I deliberately called it. Now I"m having to manually delete the numbers at the end again.

How do I make it stop adding them?

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @screen1234why,

Would you mind sharing more details, like the version of the OS/Illustrator and screenshots of the export settings and the file names, so I can better assist you?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

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defaultgln5060vc33t

Participant

i have the same issue. i simply select the artboards I want to export as PNG and click suffix. i have already named the artboards. this has worked flawlessly until today.

Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @defaultgln5060vc33t,

To avoid this, please double-check that each artboard has a unique name in the Artboards panel (you can find this under Window > Artboards and double-click the names to edit them if needed). Then, go to File > Export > Export for Screens, make sure you're exporting from the Artboards tab, and leave the suffix field empty or set it manually as needed. Illustrator usually appends artboard numbers only when names are missing or duplicated.

If you've already done that and the issue persists, please let me know the version of Illustrator and your OS, and if possible, share a short screen recording or the export process showing the workflow. I'll check it with the team and get back to you.

Looking forward to your update!

Abhishek

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