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Hi, I'm trying to save a small ai file as jpg. I have a clipping mask on my design.
When I save it as JPG it comes up the size of the original pciture (without
clipping mask), and not the artboard size I have. Help please!
Hi Ariadna,
Saving as a bitmap image will always leave you with the overall size of your project even the clipped areas. A clipping mask is not a crop tool. It just hides the image. Try saving as a PNG. It will still have the overall image but it will maintain transparency. PNGs are web acceptable.
Thanks
Kevin
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Adobe Illustrator
Kevin Stohlmeyer
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I am an Adobe Certified Instructor. I can answer all your questions about Adobe Illustrator version 8 through the new Adobe CS5 versions.
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