Adobe Illustrator Saving and Exporting Artwork Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

What is the difference between 'Save As' and 'Export As' in Illustrator?

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Save As preserves full Illustrator editability (AI, EPS, PDF, SVG formats); Export As converts to non-native formats (PNG, JPG, TIFF, PSD) that may lose editability

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They are the same command with different names

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Export As is only for web formats

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Save As cannot create PDF files

Question 2

What does the 'Use Artboards' option do when saving or exporting?

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It creates separate files for each artboard (or a range of artboards) instead of one combined file

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It saves only the active artboard

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It includes artboard dimensions in the filename

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It crops content to artboard boundaries

Question 3

What is the purpose of the 'Asset Export' panel in Illustrator?

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It lets you drag objects in to define named export assets, then batch-export them in multiple formats and scales at once

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It manages linked external assets

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It exports text as separate font files

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It only exports SVG files

Question 4

What settings are important when exporting artwork as SVG for the web?

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Styling method (inline vs CSS), font handling (convert to outlines vs SVG font), decimal precision, and whether to minify or include editor data

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Only the file size matters

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SVG export has no configurable options

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Only the color mode matters

Question 5

How do you create a press-ready PDF from Illustrator?

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Use File > Save As, choose PDF, and select a press-quality preset like 'Press Quality' or 'PDF/X' standard

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Use File > Print and select PDF as the printer

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Export as JPEG and convert to PDF externally

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PDFs from Illustrator are always press-ready by default

Question 6

What does 'Package' do in Illustrator's File menu?

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It collects the Illustrator file, all linked images, and fonts into one folder for easy transfer or archival

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It compresses the file into a ZIP archive

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It creates a web package for deployment

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It only works with InDesign files