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how to export each artboard separately in illustrator

HeyBraza points at the 'use artboards' checkbox and the range field so each artboard saves as its own file.

by default illustrator exports your whole canvas as one image, even with several artboards. the trick is a single checkbox most people never notice. here's how to save every artboard as its own png, pdf, or svg in one export.

or do it yourself

  1. 1go file > export > export as, choose your format (png, jpg, svg, pdf), and pick a folder.
  2. 2tick the 'use artboards' checkbox - without it, everything exports as one flattened image.
  3. 3choose 'all', or type a range like '1-3,5' to export only specific artboards.
  4. 4for png/jpg, set the resolution and click export - each artboard saves as its own numbered file.
  5. 5for many sizes at once, use file > export > export for screens, which exports per-artboard with scale presets built in.

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common questions

why does illustrator export all my artboards as one big image?

you didn't tick 'use artboards' in the export dialog - that checkbox is what splits them into separate files.

how do i export each artboard as its own pdf?

file > save as > adobe pdf, then in the general tab set the range and untick 'create multi-page pdf', or use export for screens to pdf.

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