• Adobe Illustrator

  Exporting to a PDF

  Posted by Kyle Solomon on April 11, 2012 at 3:42 am

  How do I export my AI file to a PDF to be viewed on the internet?

  Adolf Witzeling replied 14 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Matt Townley

  April 11, 2012 at 2:29 pm

  File > Save As > Format: Adobe PDF.

  I am assuming you are making a file for people to download from a website, because a PDF can’t technically be “viewed on the internet.” Although most modern browsers will just open a PDF file in place, they are not like a GIF, JPG or PNG that can be embedded in an html file.
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  Adolf Witzeling

  April 19, 2012 at 2:43 pm

  One more thing: when saving it as a pdf, in the pdf settings choose SMALLEST FILE SIZE. That will save it in 72ppi and will let you view the whole page on the screen (since monitors display at 72ppi). If you save in higher resolution, you won’t be able to view the whole page at once.
  cheers,
  Adolf

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