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Side note.... the only way I can make an EPS compliant with all vector apps is to keep all basic vector objects and do not use gradients or transparencies. So, shadows would have to be a grey object and not an Outer Shadow (like in AD) - Drop shadow in the industry Basically... keep it real basic with single colors for all objects

ALL I am testing with is a square with a gradient with one end having a transparency. So, all the apps handle the grad/trans differently. If I create my test in CDR and try to open it in AD.... the grad/trans is a bitmap And visa versa... AD (export to EPS) opened in CDR produces an image I realize this is not specific to AD.... I just with all players in this market would have one standard format. This is a bummer.

Okay.... SVG isn't working either. So, exporting gradients and transparencies to PDF, EPS or SVG all converts the gradient/transpar. to bitmaps. Are you kidding me. So, how can I make a vector file that is supported by AI, CDR or any other vector app? I can export EPS from AD - then reopen in AD... works fine. If you do this with AI it is the same... it can open its own exported EPS file. I had the same problem when I had Adobe Illustrator. Exported EPS didn't always import properly into CDR or InkScape You mean after 30+ years of vector software being on the market.... software companies can't do better than this? So, basically... if I want to create vector "STOCK: graphic templates that will work inside any vector program... tough luck!!

I get what you are saying... BUT... I don't have Illustrator anymore because I HATE abode CC and their ridiculous PR/Support and bugs. So, I want to produce vector artwork that will play nice with all vector applications. I figured EPS is the most standard, but knowing it doesn't save to true vector with simulated gradients/transparency I guess I will have to try SVG now

No... I was typing on my phone and you know how the phone wants to try and interpret words for you. I hate that. I knew I wanted to say EPS, but got ESP without double-checking

So, does this mean exporting for AI is out?

Since I have dumped Adobe CC... I need to export to EPS from AD. However.... gradients and transparencies convert to images. This is not what I want.... I want my entire export to stay vector and open in Illustrator or Corel draw with all vectors staying true to what was created.

Well, could be. I am sure they have 2 running dev code-bases for each platform Well, I left a bug report. I am off to do other things. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!!!

Here is after clicking the Artboard Tool and Adding two boards. I have tried manually creating artboard and using the Insert Artboard button on top NOT WORKING

Well, it's not working for me. Here is my initial setup

Hmmm.... how is this possible?

Figured it out... its when you ADD a 2nd artboard. It stays on web only after the 1st, but after the 2nd, it reverts to Print

Well it doesn't for me... once you add an Artboard after the initial setup... it changes it to Print

If I don't select artboards, I only get 1 "page" at 1280 x 720... this is a single web image. The point of using artboards to to create individual web images within one document file. And, since I do use the artboards when I create web graphics. And the artboards will be different sizes. Then that means, the "Web" doc type is really not a web doc type unless you stick to the default dimensions of one image And please don't tell me you create multiple web images on one canvas page... that would be ridiculous This seems screwed up to me. I am a programmer as well... this is just not proper workflow standards. You don't confuse the user with quirky setups like this. I love this app because it can do artboards way better than AI... but this "Doc Type" implementation needs to be re-evaluated in my opinion.

It only works if you don't change the artboard size from the default 1280 x 720 I changed the artboard to 367 x 320... and it changes it to "Print" (and that is even before saving it. But, if I am using web, I should be able to change the artbord size and Doc type should stay on Web Weird Screen below... - 1) Initial setup of "Web" type - 2) After changing the size of my artboard and then re-oping Document Setup.... it says "Print"

Better yet.... I will post this thread in Bugs thread

Oh yeah, I can still export to image or to PDF. When you create a new AD file, you get to choose "Print, Print (Press-Ready), Photo, Web, Devices) However, after you save a "Web" doc type... it reverts to "Print." So now, I don't see what the difference is between "Web" and "Print" if everything just saves to Print doc type anyways. Maybe the DEV's will read this and see that this seems weird to us.

I'm set with this... I just use the Create Slices like you said... works fine.

Guess what I discovered. Any new document I create with the "Web" document type. After you save it, it automatically changes the type to "Print" I opened up my Slides (last screenshot above) that was created as "Web" type I go into Document Setup and it says "Print" I wonder if this is a bug. Even though I can do the slices thing.... what is the point of the "Web" document type if it reverts to Print anyways? Confusing.

Okay.... I have to manually do the "Slices" Yeah... it would be nice to just convert one doc to another. Thanks

And just so you know what a WEB export persona should look like... See this screen... it has multiple "layers" for each artboard. In the Document Setup... the type is set to "Web"

I guess you are not understanding what I have been saying. Please read carefully... - I have an AI file that has 12 artboards (I use this artwork for websites) - I open that file in AD - All the artboards display in AD just as you see in screen below (except with white backgrounds) - I goto the Document Setup dialog (as pictured in screenshot above) - There I can change the background from white to Transparent. I can also change the DPI to 72 - However, I CANNOT change the TYPE to "Web".... it only says "Print" So, what I end up with after saving it to an AD file is that the document is a "Print" document and not a "Web Document. The difference is that for a Web Doc, each artboard is a separate "layer" when viewed in the Export Persona But in a Print doc, all the artboards appear on just one layer in the Export Persona... because it's a Print DOC So, I can't export the images as separate web images because all of them print as ONE IMAGE... just like a Print Doc would do. A WEB DOC is for website images... it exports individual images A Print DOC is for printed documents... it exports just one image or one PDF Make sense?

So, saving the AI file to AD with the "Print" type only gives me one page in the export persona... basically it sees it as a Print document How to get it to be a web document?

My AI file has 12 artboards. And all 12 artbords open and display as artboards in AD So, I want to save the opened AI file (PDF as you say) to a Web Document But I can't change the Document Type from "Print" to "Web" I can change the background to transparency, I can change DPI... but not Type So, the only way I can do this recreate each artboard in a new "Web" type doc in AD And copy/paste the artwork unto each new artboard.

Can anyone help me with this??