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wfpot09's picture
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Help with an Adobe Illustrator problem!!

Is there any way that when you go to save the file for web use (jpegs, bitmaps, etc) that it doesnt save the area outside the artboard?

I have put a mask around the artboard so that it doesnt show the stuff outside the artboard but when i go to save the file for web use (jpegs, bitmaps, etc) it still saves all the stuff outside the artboard.

Thanks

jozefk's picture
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that is not happening for me with Ai CS4 if I'm working with web profile.

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wfpot09's picture
11 pencils

what do you mean web profile?

right now i have been working designing flyers and what not and sometimes there is somethings (some objects, pics, etc)outside of the artboard and all i want is just what is inside the artboard and nothing else if its outside of it. any ideas other than just erasing everything outside of the artboard....which im sure there has to be some easier way to do it.

thanks

jozefk's picture
195 pencils

File > New > New document profile: Web

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wfpot09's picture
11 pencils

even when i have the document profile as "Web" it still has everything outside of the artboard when i "Save for Web and Devices" (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+S)

jozefk's picture
195 pencils

File > New > New document profile: Web

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jozefk's picture
195 pencils

File > New > New document profile: Web

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jozefk's picture
195 pencils

File > New > New document profile: Web

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"Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters." Revelation 14:7

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Alex's picture
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You can use a crop area to do this. Just draw a box around the edges of the art board (snapping can help here), select it and choose: Object>Crop area>Make

Now, when you export a pdf or save for web, the artwork will be cropped at the edges of the crop area.

To edit or delete the crop area, just choose: Object>Crop area>Release.

Does that help?

wfpot09's picture
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dude thats exactly what i want to do but when i go to "object" there is no "crop" anywhere to be found. but if i can find what you are explaining thats exactly what i wanna do....thanks for ur help btw

jHouse's picture
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Not crop. Crop area - near the bottom.

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wfpot09's picture
11 pencils

im using AI CS4 and i dont see the word crop anywhere under the Object menu....actually the only place i see it is under the effect menu and thats not working for what i want to do

Alex's picture
215 pencils

You are quite right, Crop area has been removed from CS4 in favor of the artboard tool. A quick google for 'CS4 crop area' finds quite a load of people with the same problem.

I'm still on CS1 so haven't run into this issue before.

wfpot09's picture
11 pencils

lol why in the hell would they do that!?! haha well i appreciate the help and i will google it so i can find out maybe the solution. thanks again

wfpot09's picture
11 pencils

In the Save for Web dialog, cllick on Image Size (in the bottom right corner): select "Clip to Artboard" and hit Apply.

worked. finally. thanks for everyones help

MacKash's picture
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Dude, I was having the same problem for the last three days. You totally saved my life. For. Real.

Namaste

jozefk's picture
195 pencils

That was on by default for me.
And now I found out that if you want to save the file as JEPG or something like that, but higher resolution than 72dpi (which is for screen) there is another way:
File > Export > Use Artboards (check it) > Range or all (that's up to you :) ) > Save

The file will be bigger only for bleeds, if you have bleeds of course.

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