rubs Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Hi all, I can't be sure I'm not missing something, but it seems that when exporting a multiple-artboard document via the Export persona I'll always get a single page giant PDF, while when using the Export dialog I always get a mutliple-page document (which is actually what I want). So... can I use the Export persona to get a multiple-page PDF at all? Thanks in advance for any insights. Uuiop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff DWright Posted December 5, 2017 Staff Share Posted December 5, 2017 In the Export persona goto the Slices tab and click the export icon for the background layer and this will export the artboards as a multi-page PDF file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubs Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 7 hours ago, DWright said: In the Export persona goto the Slices tab and click the export icon for the background layer and this will export the artboards as a multi-page PDF file Thanks, but this is exactly what's not working for me. Please look at the video below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff DWright Posted December 6, 2017 Staff Share Posted December 6, 2017 Is it possible for you to PM a copy of your document for me to test. I have attached a sample document that exports as a multi-page pdf for me can you please try this on your computer. multipage pdf export.afdesign Anticosti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubs Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 I'm puzzled now. DWright, thanks for your document. I exported it flawlessly as multipage in AD 1.6.2.97, but as a single page (see PDF below) in AD 1.6.3.96 beta. I believe these versions are essentially the same, so something might be wrong with my settings. background.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubs Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 So... after all this time and many betas, exporting as a multipage PDF from the Export persona still doesn't work. It's just a matter of adding a checkbox, the functionality already exists in the Export PDF dialog. Exporting manually every time is cumbersome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpstick Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I just spent two hours reformatting an old Illustrator document based on the assumption that I could export each artboard into a multi-page PDF to send to the printer. I still don't fully understand the difference between the document size and the artboard sizes in Designer. Maybe this would make more sense if I approached it as a Publisher project with multiple pages since I remember from the keynote they mentioned that Designer doesn't understand multiple pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 8 hours ago, rubs said: So... after all this time and many betas, exporting as a multipage PDF from the Export persona still doesn't work. It's just a matter of adding a checkbox, the functionality already exists in the Export PDF dialog. Exporting manually every time is cumbersome. I believe the conclusion I saw (in another topic) was that File > Export should be used to create multi-page PDFs. The Export Persona is for other purposes. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubs Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 11 hours ago, walt.farrell said: I believe the conclusion I saw (in another topic) was that File > Export should be used to create multi-page PDFs. The Export Persona is for other purposes. I think the Export Persona is a great idea. It's meant to automate repetitive tasks such as deciding which slices to export, naming them and remember your settings, among others. (It was one of my deciding factors when I moved from Xara to Affinity Designer.) I don't see multi-page PDFs would conflict with the existing options. To me it's still an omission, and a quite easy one to solve to begin with. Judging for the many topics regarding the subject to date, others seem so think the same way. jee7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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