Persistent "Export As..." settings?

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September 19, 2023
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I need to use the File--Export--"Export as" command very frequently. And EVERY SINGLE TIME I use this I have to:

-change the format from PNG to JPG

-select the "Use Artboards" checkbox.

Is there a way to make Illustrator remember these export settings? It becomes a bit tiresome to select the same options everytime!

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Kurt Gold

Community Expert

This won't work with a plain action as the Use Artboards option is not being recognised while recording.

There may be some sort of workaround action including some additional steps. If you can provide a couple of Illustrator files, I may take a look at them and see what can be done.

mike borutaAuthor

Known Participant

Thanks Kurt, I was just struggling to figure out how to do this in Actions, a part of Illustrator I don't often use. I figured out how to insert a menu item into my action, but that doesn't solve my problem since it still prompts me with the same dialog I'd get if I were to simply go to the "File-Export-Export As..." command. But, like I said, I'm not too familiar with setting up Actions, so maybe there is something else that can be done there?

I don't think I need to send you any Illustrator files to show you what I'm looking to do. I simply want to be able to export any Illustrator file without having to manually change the format from "PNG" to "JPEG" and "use artboards" every single time.