Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Efficient use of Illustrator's export File Dialogue


When I File > Export using Artboards from Illustrator the (OSX)file dialogue is always pointing at the directory where the Illustrator document is located. If I need to export to a different directory I have to navigate through the filesystem to find it.


The next time I export Illustrator has forgotten this directory and I have to do this all over again. When I am exporting, previewing a webpage that uses the artwork, tweaking and re-exporting repeatedly this is a massive speed bump. I'm sure the answer is painfully simple but what is it?



Answer



There is a shortcut in OSX that presents the last few folders in the save dialog, In the save dialog window, directly under the filename area is a dropdown that reveals the folder structure for the current folder AND below that list is one called 'recent places' which list your most recent folders. Not automated but very handy, so to is the 'save for web' option remembers last folder.


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