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  1. Export selected artboards using "Exports for Screens" with editing capabilities preserved

    Can you provide a checkbox in Adobe Illustrator that allows exporting the selected artboard from a file with multiple artboards, while preserving editing capabilities? This would ensure that fonts and images are not missing, and that the file size remains small due to only the selected artboard being included.

    I work for a Hindi newspaper, and the fonts I use in the file are not available everywhere. As a result, the fonts get missing on certain systems if the file is exported as a PDF without 'Preserve Editing Capabilities' enabled, which affects the quality of the product. Additionally, if the…

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  2. export format setting / remembering

    I export hundreds of individual files a day. Each to their own folder. Each time I have to reselect the format (Esko PDF) away from PNG (I mean... PNG as default?!)
    I just want to be able to set a default or at least have Illustrator remember the last export format and keep it.

    2 votes

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  3. Support SVG text-anchor attribute (export and import)

    For correct positioning of dynamic right-aligned or center-aligned text, we need the position of the anchor point.
    But Illustrator does not export it.
    Our ask is that the anchor point is exported to SVG using the text-anchor attribute.
    You can read about it here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/text-anchor

    2 votes

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  4. Allow Illustrator to remain in native file mode after saving to PDF

    Currently, saving a PDF from Illustrator keeps the saved PDF open in Illustrator. If you edit the file that is still open, you're editing the PDF and not the native Illustrator file. It is difficult to see that you're working in PDF other than just remembering that Illustrator does this (when other Adobe apps do not), and/or to look at the extension on the file tab.

    Feature request is to change this function so that Illustrator remains open in the same Illustrator file format instead of switching to working in the saved PDF via Illustrator. This would be similar to…

    4 votes

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  5. When Altering and Saving an Existing File on Your Computer, the Item's Time Stamp Should Update

    Standard functionality is to update the folder details time stamp for any changes made, so it is easy to find the most recent files, etc.

    Today, the file only lists its original creation date and does not update its time stamp when changes are saved.

    Thank you

    2 votes

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  6. ファイルごとに「スクリーン用に書き出し」プレフィックスが保存される機能

    1.説明
    Illustratorの「スクリーン用に書き出し」につけられるプレフィックスをaiファイルごとに保存できるようにしてほしい。
    プロジェクトAのaiファイルを編集→プロジェクトA用のプレフィックスで書き出し
    プロジェクトBのaiファイルも続けて編集→書き出し→プレフィックスだけAになるのが困る。

    2.ファイル管理が楽になる、プロジェクトをまたぐ作業のときにミスが減る。

    2 votes

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  7. Add export functionality directly in the Artboard Panel

    Add export functionality directly in the Artboard Panel through either:

    A right-click context menu option
    Small export icons next to each artboard
    A dedicated export button within the panel"

    The key benefits to highlight would be:

    Reduced clicks/steps in the workflow
    More intuitive location since users are already working with artboards

    3 votes

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  8. File sync with Synology drive buggy

    When I'm saving an Illustrator doc to a Synology Drive folder it almost always says, that the file has been changed outside of Illustrator which it hasn't. Finally after saving and closing it, it hasn't synced with the Synology NAS and I have to manually tell it to upload.

    This only happens with Illustrator and Illustrator files. All other programs handle it well. It's seems that there is a proplem with Illustrator and the file provider API from Apple, judging on reports from others with different file provider services.

    1 vote

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  9. SVG export settings - outline stroke option

    Please, add new SVG export settings.
    Strokes: Outline all strokes.

    2 votes

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  10. Illustrator Share For Review | "Actual Size" Page View

    In share for review, the previews allow the viewer to change the page view to “Fit Window Width” or “Fit Full Page” in the lower-right corner.

    We need an “Actual Size” view setting. It would solve issues such as unwanted enlargement of small designs and checking details on large designs.

    BONUS: The ability to select a default view in our Share For Review settings would be the icing on the cake!

    2 votes

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  11. Separate "Ask when opening" settings for color mismatches

    We have a large team that's constantly opening previous projects. The print team is separate from the video team.

    For the video team, the CMYK profile is sort of irrelevant, but the RGB isn't.

    Is there a way to have Illustrator tell about only RGB color mismatches when opening the file, and just preserve CMYK?

    Basically, I'd like to have the result of "Ask when opening" different for CMYK and RGB.

    That way the team can keep a policy of preserving CMYK without getting a popup every time, but act only RGB profile mismatches.

    2 votes

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  12. Add TIFF format into Export for Screens / Assets dialog

    We need a way to export assets (and artboards) as TIFFs using modern Export for Screens / Assets dialog.

    80 votes

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  13. Custom keyboard shortcuts for File Commands should work when no document is open.

    Because custom keyboard shortcuts only work when a file is open, some File Commands like New from Template don't work when you would need it.

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  14. Automatically describe sizes in units in file names when exporting

    I dream of having many working areas of different sizes, and exporting them to JPG or whatever as separate working areas, that the file name would automatically include the file size depending on the size set in the working file, for example in cm, mm, px... i.e. when I export many areas, in addition to the numbering, they have the current size given in the file name

    3 votes

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  15. Issue with Saving Group Hierarchy in SVG Export

    I am experiencing an issue where the group hierarchy is not being preserved when exporting or saving files in SVG format. No matter which variant I try, the user-defined hierarchy from the original file is lost in the SVG output.

    Attached is a screenshot comparing the results of exports from different versions of the software, highlighting the issue. Despite trying multiple approaches, I have not found a way to save the groups as they appear in the original file.

    12 votes

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  16. Having '.2' at the end of a filename makes Save As dialog drop actual file type when saving

    I need to save multiple Files withe Pos.1, Pos.2, Pos.3 etc.. Every time i want to save a file with the filename ".2" at the end wil not save the file.. In the Explorer will be the file but in a unreadable file type.

    1 vote

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  17. Please add 'Save as preset' to the file menu

    The homescreen says in a promising way that we can Save and Find our own Document Presets. But how?

    Please add a way to save document presets, without having to struggle with permissions and cryptic folder names.

    And, please let thee presets migrate when Ai is updated :-)

    2 votes

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  18. Export As should remember the last chosen format across sessions, after the app the relaunched

    Currently Export As remembers the chosen file format only until the app is relaunched.
    This choice should be sticky. That is, if we export as PDF, this should stay chosen next time Illustrator is launched.
    Currently it gets defaulted to PNG, and choosing a required format each time feels tedious and unnecessary.

    4 votes

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  19. Make 'Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities' option be always disabled for PDFs made with Export As but always enabled for Save As

    We now got a way to Export a PDF, rather than Save a Copy, thanks to this request: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/32841790

    However, these methods don’t really differ from each other, and 'Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities' is still a thing for these exported PDF, bloating the size twice and leaving a way for these to be editable.

    I want this option to be disabled and unchecked for Export as PDF — announced loudly and clearly.

    And if Save As method is chosen — this 'Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities' option should be locked as enabled.

    4 votes

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  20. Bleed 5 mm

    Buenas tardes, mi sugerencia es que por default al guardar un pdf el illustrator y el indesign, venga con 5 mm de sangrado en lugar de 0 (cero). Trabajo en preimpresión y el error mas común de los clientes es que envian los pdfs sin sangrado lo cual implica tener que volver a editar el archivo cuando se podria evitar si por default el bleed vendria activado en 5 mm

    2 votes

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