Exporting Artboards with a Global Layer? (Designer)

[Moustachey]

Hi there, I'm new to the forums but I've been a huuuge fan of Designer and Photo for a few months now.  :)

 

The other day I had to design an email banner which was sliced in to 2 images which aligned up perfectly.

I made the new banner image using 2 artboards that would then easily export as 2 slices, the issue is they both require the same photo background underneath and text that overlaps both artboards.

 

When I made this in the Draw Persona it appeared perfectly, though when exporting in the Export Persona, it would not export the top and bottom layers that are outside of the artboards themselves.

 

Is there any way I can export these 2 artboard slices whilst keeping the bottom background layer (below the artboards) and the top text layer (above the artboards)?

 

Thanks!  :D

[VIPStephan]

Sounds to me like you’re using the wrong approach. You don’t need separate artboards to export separate slices. Also, in the Export Persona you can select layers in the layers panel and create slices for them to export, regardless of where they are located.

[Moustachey]

Thanks for letting me know.

 

It's a bit of a relief to know I don't have to separate layers in to separate artboards then. Do you know if there's any way to determine the slices in the Draw Persona? I find the slice selection a bit odd to use as it doesnt support snapping to layers.