Exit
  • Global community
    • Language:
      • Deutsch
      • English
      • Español
      • Français
      • Português
  • 日本語コミュニティ
  • 한국 커뮤니티
0

Separate artboards into single AI files?

Community Beginner ,
Mar 27, 2023 Mar 27, 2023

Have a magazine type spread I'm working on for client. I made an a file with about 18 artboards. Everything was working great until it wasn't. Illstrator is being way too slow only on that file. I'd like to separate threm all into their own files so I can work in peace. I tried using the libraries but it saves everything as "artwork" and I'm no longer able to edit my assets unless I save single asset one by one and sometimes that doesn't work. I tried clicking "Save" and no "illustrator options" pannel shows up. "Save as" greys out "Save as different artboards". Any advice? Project is due by tomorrow at latest.

TOPICS
Draw and design , Sync and storage
2.4K
Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines

correct answers 1 Correct answer

Mentor , Mar 27, 2023 Mar 27, 2023

I think you might need to trash your prefs, no reason this shouldn't work.

But, if it doesn't work, try using export for screens and choose pdf...

 

Translate
Adobe
Mentor ,
Mar 27, 2023 Mar 27, 2023

You don't get this?

I get it with Save, Save As and Save a Copy...

 

Save.JPG

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Mentor ,
Mar 27, 2023 Mar 27, 2023

I think you might need to trash your prefs, no reason this shouldn't work.

But, if it doesn't work, try using export for screens and choose pdf...

 

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Beginner ,
Mar 27, 2023 Mar 27, 2023

I got the export settings that show with with file manager confused with the illustrator options pannel LOL. Thanks sm for trying to help a newb. 

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Beginner ,
Nov 15, 2023 Nov 15, 2023

Hi, A little different question but I'm trying to work with a 16-page stock brochure template which downloaded with all pages on one artboard and can't figure out how to separate the pages.

Can you direct me to how I would do that without creating a new document (which I assume is the point of using a stock template, not having to start from scratch).

Thank you, Rachel

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Nov 15, 2023 Nov 15, 2023

Illustrator is not adequate to create this kind of design at all.

You can create new artboards using the artboard tool and/or the artboard panel.  And then put the pages onto them. 

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Beginner ,
Nov 15, 2023 Nov 15, 2023

When I create documents from scratch I use InD but this stock template came in Ai.

I did notice that the stock InD templates also look like all the pages are on one artboard but I didn't want to waste a credit to find out.

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Nov 15, 2023 Nov 15, 2023

Adobe InDesign is far better suited for creating multiple page publications. Adobe Illustrator will allow someone to put mulitple "pages" of a document on multiple artboards. But the approach is very limited compared to InDesign. Illustrator and Photoshop are great for creating and editing individual visual elements to place into a multi-page publication.

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Beginner ,
Nov 15, 2023 Nov 15, 2023

Yes,  when I create documents from scratch I use InD but this stock template came in Ai.

I did notice that the stock InD templates also look like all the pages are on one artboard but I didn't want to waste a credit to find out.

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Nov 15, 2023 Nov 15, 2023

It's probably less work in the end to re-create this in InDesign. 

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Nov 15, 2023 Nov 15, 2023

If there is only a single artboard in the Artboards panel, you can create rectangles that have the size of the page behind each page and while selected choose Object > Artboards > Convert to Artboards. You can then remove the original large artboard.

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Beginner ,
Nov 16, 2023 Nov 16, 2023

Thank you! This works. I think it is still preferable to start InD but this was a great learning experience!

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Nov 16, 2023 Nov 16, 2023
LATEST

Good to hear you've got it working. And nice to see we all agree on the InDesign solution 🙂

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines