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.
I hope you get what you need from this tutorial. If you found it useful, please give the video a thumbs up, subscribe to the channel, turn on notifications, and let me know in the comments what future tutorials you'd like to see on the channel.

[@designwithdale]

Hope this handy little tip helps you out when exporting artwork

[@bosseli9641]

i can't see that option artboard only in my save dialog box

[@designwithdale]

@@bosseli9641 What version of Illustrator are you using?

[@bosseli9641]

@@designwithdale i already got it brother, thank you

[@byrongandyjr.3998]

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

[@designwithdale]

I've been there Byron. Find out how to do something and it's like 'why didn't I know this all those years ago!' So glad it helped you out.

[@sweetowl4179]

Useful and straight to the point, thank you!

[@designwithdale]

So glad you found it helpful

[@AlextheLue]

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

[@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!

[@abdelazizazer7992]

شكرا جزيلا لك، كان الامر سهلا ❤

[@over60crafter]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@forevertextiles]

Exactly what I needed! Thank you.

[@designwithdale]

Glad it helped!

[@venomop8901]

Thank you brother, you solved my problem 🤝

[@baskarobhai]

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

[@designwithdale]

Glad it helped Harshan

[@millionaire7372]

simple and perfect. thanks man.

[@designwithdale]

Glad it helped!

[@OsapWorld]

Thank you!

[@Ljutslfer]

Thank you!!!!

[@carolt4795]

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?

[@nandunioshadhee]

Thank you

[@sosokim5517]

Omg you saved my life

[@ashrafkabir8842]

its worked..thanks..

[@designwithdale]

Glad it helped you out Ashraf

[@mani0956]

thanks

[@jaffarraza7640]

Excellent

[@designwithdale]

Cheers Jaffar

[@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?

[@santhiyasanthiya4646]

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

[@linamariagonzalez5881]

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?

[@MrAlmostCool1234]

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

[@designwithdale]

Not that I'm aware of. As the .ai file encompasses everything, including the canvas and multiple artboards, you do need to be able to see/ have access to everything. What you can do is switch into presentation mode (Shift + F) to at least see what the artboard would look like once exported.

[@Chopperdragon39]

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

[@designwithdale]

Did you export multiple artboards or just one?

[@Chopperdragon39]

@@designwithdale just one

[@AbduraoufBessick]

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

[@designwithdale]

Exporting as PDF from Illustrator?

[@JGAbstract]

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

[@designwithdale]

In theory, when say, exporting for print, you're technically supposed to use tools like InDesign. Illustrator really should be kept for drawing vector graphics. But they all have their export options, and many people stick to one tool, so it's good to know your limitations when you're not using multiple programs across the Adobe suite.

[@FranklinSignCo]

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

[@designwithdale]

Depends on the output. The point of this tutorial is not to save the Illustrator file, but to export what you have as an output (jpg/png etc) to the dimensions of the artboard. If you want the Illustrator file as a vector, then yes, absolutely save as .ai or .eps etc

[@driellx6640]

you're a livesafer

[@captaingonzalesfootball653]

Thank you

[@designwithdale]

You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful