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Saving

The Save option saves any changes to your current file (project or page) under the current name. The Save As option on the File menu changes based on whether you are working with a project or a page.

If you are working with a page, the options are slightly different:

Option Explanation

Save Project As...

Save As...

Saves the current project or page (depending on what you are working with) under a new name and location you specify.

Export Current Page...

Exports the current page as your choice of PAGE, JPG, PNG, TIF, or PDF file. If working with a page, it exports it as a PDF.
Export Multiple Pages Exports multiple pages as individual PAGE, JPG, PNG, TIF or PDF files.
Export to PDF Exports multiple pages from a project or a single PDF.

In addition to the Save options available in the Project section, the software auto-saves your project whenever you switch between pages.

Note: You must have auto-save enabled in the User Settings dialog box. To learn more, refer to Adjusting User Settings.

Save

To save a project with its current file name, perform one of the following:

Clicking Save on the toolbar.

OR

Click the File drop-down menu and select Save.

Save Project As

Use Save Project As when you want to save a copy of your project with a new file name. To use Save Project As, perform the following steps:

  1. Click the File menu.
  2. Click Save As.
  3. Select Save Project As from the list.
  4. The Save project as dialog box appears. Enter the new file name.  If you want to change the location of the file, click Browse to select a different location.

  5. Click Save as. The new file is created.

    Note: You are now working in your new project and not the original file.

Save As

Use Save As when you want to save a copy of your page with a new file name. To use Save As, perform the following steps:

  1. Click the File menu.
  2. Click Save As.
  3. Select Save As from the list.
  4. The Save page as dialog box appears. The dialog will change depending on the version of Windows you are running. Enter the new file name and change the location if desired.
    View the dialog box.
  5. Click Save. The new file is created.

    Note: You are now working in your new project and not the original file.

Export Current Page

You can export a single page from a project. You can save it as an Artisan Page file, JPG, PNG, TIFF, or PDF.

  1. Click the File menu.
  2. Click Save as.
  3. Select Export current page.
  4. Select a location and name, and click Save.

  5. Choose options and click OK.

Export Multiple Pages

  1. Click the File menu.
  2. Click Save as.
  3. Select Export multiple pages from the list.

  4. Enter the necessary information.
    OptionExplanation
    Export to folderSelect a location in which to save your pages. To change click browse and select a new location.
    Start names withEnter the text to start the names with. Each file will have a number added to the page.
    Save asChoose a file type for your pages. Pages can be output as graphic files (TIFF, JPG, and PNG) or as a PDF file.
    Page Range

    Choose the page range you wish to save individually. You can choose All, Current, or Select. If you choose select, another dialog box appears to allow you to select the pages.

  5. Click Export. Your pages are exported to the location specified.

Export to PDF

You can export a single to a PDF.

  1. Click the File menu.
  2. Click Save as.
  3. Select Export to PDF.
  4. Select a location and name, and click Save.

  5. Choose options and click OK.

 

 

 


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