crackers441 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Hello, This is my 1st post and I am such a idiot on computers so please reply accordingly!! I have designs I want to have printed as greeting cards at my local print shop. They only accept PDF format. I want to convert the AI files off Aff Designer and save them onto a USB stick to give to the shop. All the file converters on the net fail to convert as they do not recognise the file format. I have read various topics on this forum which resulted in me using Export Persona. I managed to change the file set up to PDF. I also changed the colour to CMYG (as I had read on a chat that it may help) Once I have finished the selections etc in export do I just hit the save button? Will this then convert it or do I need to do something else to make it convert? I have done this and it still wont be recognised as a PDF file. What am I doing wrong? Can anyone give me an exact idiot guide on how to change a file to PDF so I can save it on my computer ready for me to copy onto a USB? Thanks Hels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Affinity files are not AI. AI stands for Adobe Illustrator, a very different thing altogether. Affinity files are .afdesign which won't be recognised by anything. To "convert" an Affinity Designer file to a PDF you "Export" it. In the menus, go File > Export and select PDF. Because you are having it printed, in the Preset: dropdown menu select PDF (for print) as shown below, which should be fine. Click on Export and that will open the filer and create a PDF for you. As for converting to CMYK that should not make any difference to how well the PDF works, but it might make a difference to how well the colour of your design matches when you get it printed. I would suggest you have a proof made for the first few designs you try. crackers441 1 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers441 Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 You have made me a happy bunny. Thank you for your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdieges Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 So glad to have found this topic and answer! New to affinity and I couldn't figure out how to save anything in another format! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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