Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Saving a Document
When you finish working on your Illustrator document, you need to save it before you
close the document or exit Illustrator. Before you save a file, you should ask yourself,
What is the intended final output of the image?
Each output device, whether monitor or
paper-based, requires a specific format. A file type specifies the document format (for ex-
ample,atemplate) aswellastheprograminwhichthefilewascreated(forexample,Illus-
trator). You might want to change the type if you're creating a custom template or sharing
files with someone who doesn't have the Adobe Illustrator program. If you have multiple
artboards, you can save them in separate files. If you're saving a document created in an
earlier version of Illustrator, known as a legacy format (
New
!
), you'll get a dialog box,
asking if you want to continue.
Save an Illustrator Document
Click the
File
menu, and then click
Save As
.
Enter a name for the file.
Click the
Save as Type
list arrow (Win) or
Format
popup (Mac), and then click
Adobe Illustrator (*.AI)
.
Navigate to the location where you want to save the document.
Click
Save
.
