Add Option to Save Both Editable and Outlined Text PDFs Simultaneously
As a graphic designer, I often need to provide clients with both editable and outlined text versions of my work. Currently, this requires manually saving two separate files: one with editable text and another with text converted to outlines.
I propose adding a feature in Adobe Illustrator's "Save As PDF" dialog that allows users to check an option like:
"Would you like to save two versions of this file? (Editable text and Outlined text)"
Upon selection, Illustrator would automatically generate:
filename_editable.pdf
filename_outlined.pdf
This enhancement would streamline the workflow, reduce the risk of errors, and save valuable time for designers.
Thank you for considering this feature request.
Eau de Cheiro Bom
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Thank you for your feedback, Egor!
In this suggestion, my idea was to convert all text in the file to outlines automatically — for situations where the final document must be delivered fully closed and error-free. At the same time, the feature would allow users to keep the editable version as well.
That way, we could choose both: editable and outlined — depending on the need. One document would be ready to edit, and the other ready to deliver. :)Thanks again for commenting!
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I feel like it’d be a perfect task for a specialized script rather than an option Ai could have.
Try this one: https://github.com/CoriusPhoto/Multi-PDF_ExporterThe Adobe’s position about outlining type in PDFs was also 'why would you do that', and encouraging users to do it is hardly a way they want to highlight. Sure, ideally embedding fonts and keeping all the hinting and accessibility is great and should work... but in practice people are still afraid to keep text 'alive' and outline it somewhere along the document’s path.
