Comments on: Illustrator Can’t Save a Square http://cadjournal.com/2006/02/08/illustrator-cant-save-a-square Analyzing the Design Industry Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:55:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Peter Sheerin http://cadjournal.com/2006/02/08/illustrator-cant-save-a-square#comment-24 Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:47:53 +0000 http://cadjournal.com/2006/02/08/illustrator-cant-save-a-square#comment-24 That's an interesting method, but it didn't work in my case--all it did was crop to the very center of the logo. It would work if I re-scalled the image before doing a save-as, but that's still requiring an extra step. That’s an interesting method, but it didn’t work in my case–all it did was crop to the very center of the logo. It would work if I re-scalled the image before doing a save-as, but that’s still requiring an extra step.

]]> by: iaing http://cadjournal.com/2006/02/08/illustrator-cant-save-a-square#comment-23 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:44:03 +0000 http://cadjournal.com/2006/02/08/illustrator-cant-save-a-square#comment-23 HI peter, if you set the artboard size (file>document setup) to the final PNG size you want, then place the logo within it on screen, then go to 'save for web' - on the right click the image size tab and check 'Clip to Artboard' then you'll get the file you want. It doesn't display in the preview, but you'll see the image size update to the size you put for the artboard. Iain HI peter,
if you set the artboard size (file>document setup) to the final PNG size you want, then place the logo within it on screen, then go to ’save for web’ - on the right click the image size tab and check ‘Clip to Artboard’ then you’ll get the file you want. It doesn’t display in the preview, but you’ll see the image size update to the size you put for the artboard.

Iain

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