Only Save What Is Inside The Artboard In Illustrator

Learn how to save and export only what is inside the artboard in Adobe Illustrator CC in this super simple tutorial.

When exporting your artwork, if you simply save the document, it will include a document that reaches the furthest edges of everything in the document, not just on the canvas.

With this simple trick, you can save your artwork as jpg, png, and other formats to the canvas size, ready for the files to be used in your design.

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[designwithdale]

Hope this handy little tip helps you out when exporting artwork

[byrongandyjr.]

I literally needed this video 10 years ago. Thank you!

[JGAbstract]

i don't understand what the point of the artboard is if it exports stuff beyond the artboard... lol

[sweetowl]

Useful and straight to the point, thank you!

[AlextheLue]

This was awesome! I never knew that a little button could change so much. God bless!

[baskarobhai]

So simple, yet i wasted hours trying to figure it out on illustrator, thank you!!!

[mikaeloverby]

jezz, thanks. cant believe i couldnt find this after using this for years XD and how can no one showcase this as you did!

[carolt]

Thanks!! You saved me!!
But is it possible to set that command to illustrator so we can save without using this command all the times?

[venomop]

Thank you brother, you solved my problem 🤝

[relaxteknik]

Hello, is there any chance to transfer 20 objects on 1 artboard to 20 artboards in Illustarator in a short way, not one by one?

[santhiyasanthiya]

I tried that method but it doesn't work for me... what should i do

[linamariagonzalez]

Hi, I'm trying to save it as PNG but it won't let me use this option so when I try sending this file to the laser printer it will read everything including what's outside the artboard. Do you know how can I fix this?

[Chopperdragon]

Top and bottom are cut off like it should be both left and right sides arent? help please

[MrAlmostCool]

Is there a way to do this same thing when saving as a .ai file?

[AbduraoufBessick]

Hi, is there a way to do this with a pdf?

[FranklinSignCo]

Nah need to export artboard only as vector, 😢😢converting file to jpeg is not really saving the illustrator file...