Hi Linda,
In part to avoid that problem, and in part to automate a process we do
many times a day, all the Illustration Editors here at Annual Reviews have
recorded an action for saving PDFs that uses our preferred PDF quality
presets and CLOSES the file after saving it as a PDF. You can assign a
function key to it. I only ever save PDFs from AI that way!
(Access the Action palette under the Window menu)
You have to reopen your AI file to continue working, but at least you
don't accidentally work in the PDF.
Eliza
>
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>Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:00:18 -0700
>From: Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Adobe Illustrator question
>
>Using AI CS5:
>I work in a native file, SAVE AS a PDF.
>I have searched the Knowledgebase, but am not asking the key words,
>apparently.
>
>I do NOT want AI to replace the Native file with the PDF on my SCREEN, so
>I can keep working. ( I am working on quick style changes in the
>document, making 4-5 versions, and I forgot to manually close out the pdf
>and get back to the native file-grrrr).
>
>I know I an turn that feature off somewhere in the Preferences of other
>programs, but I can't find it in AI, and am in need of what one would
>call that command.
>
>Thanks!
>Very much appreciated.
>Linda
>_____________________
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>P.O. Box 325
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>(520) 803-0538
>www.lindafeltner.com
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>Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:09:53 +0000
>From: "James A. Perkins" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator question
>
>Rather than using the Save As... command, try using Save A Copy... (also
>under the File menu). This will let you save a copy of the file while
>keeping the current version open.
>
>Jim
>
>
>
>On 11/20/15 11:00 AM, "Linda Feltner"
><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>Using AI CS5:
>I work in a native file, SAVE AS a PDF.
>I have searched the Knowledgebase, but am not asking the key words,
>apparently.
>
>I do NOT want AI to replace the Native file with the PDF on my SCREEN, so
>I can keep working. ( I am working on quick style changes in the
>document, making 4-5 versions, and I forgot to manually close out the pdf
>and get back to the native file-grrrr).
>
>I know I an turn that feature off somewhere in the Preferences of other
>programs, but I can't find it in AI, and am in need of what one would
>call that command.
>
>Thanks!
>Very much appreciated.
>Linda
>_____________________
>Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC
>P.O. Box 325
>Hereford, AZ 85615
>(520) 803-0538
>www.lindafeltner.com<http://www.lindafeltner.com>
>
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>Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:19:32 -0700
>From: Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator question
>
>Thank you. I'll see if I can get into a new habit. I get to working so
>quickly with these variations that I am on autopilot! ha.
>Very much appreciated.
>Cheers,
>Linda
>_____________________
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>P.O. Box 325
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>
>On Nov 20, 2015, at 9:09 AM, James A. Perkins wrote:
>
>> Rather than using the Save AsŠ command, try using Save A CopyŠ (also
>>under the File menu). This will let you save a copy of the file while
>>keeping the current version open.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/20/15 11:00 AM, "Linda Feltner" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Using AI CS5:
>> I work in a native file, SAVE AS a PDF.
>> I have searched the Knowledgebase, but am not asking the key words,
>>apparently.
>>
>> I do NOT want AI to replace the Native file with the PDF on my SCREEN,
>>so I can keep working. ( I am working on quick style changes in the
>>document, making 4-5 versions, and I forgot to manually close out the
>>pdf and get back to the native file-grrrr).
>>
>> I know I an turn that feature off somewhere in the Preferences of other
>>programs, but I can't find it in AI, and am in need of what one would
>>call that command.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Very much appreciated.
>> Linda
>> _____________________
>> Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC
>> P.O. Box 325
>> Hereford, AZ 85615
>> (520) 803-0538
>> www.lindafeltner.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:36:17 -0500
>From: Britt Griswold <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator question
>
>If you do a save as PDF, the default is to have a copy of the Illustrator
>editable material
>included, unless you uncheck the box in the options dialog. So if you
>did not turn it off, you can
>recover your Illustrator material from the PDF.
>
>The only other way I know to avoid it is the Save a Copy command. If you
>were doing Photoshop, this
>happens by default when you save in a different format, but for some
>reason they are not consistent
>in interface design across the programs....
>
>Britt
>
>>> On 11/20/15 11:00 AM, "Linda Feltner" <[log in to unmask]
>>><mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Using AI CS5:
>>> I work in a native file, SAVE AS a PDF.
>>> I have searched the Knowledgebase, but am not asking the key words,
>>>apparently.
>>>
>>> I do NOT want AI to replace the Native file with the PDF on my SCREEN,
>>>so I can keep working. ( I
>>> am working on quick style changes in the document, making 4-5
>>>versions, and I forgot to manually
>>> close out the pdf and get back to the native file-grrrr).
>>>
>>> I know I an turn that feature off somewhere in the Preferences of
>>>other programs, but I can't find
>>> it in AI, and am in need of what one would call that command.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Very much appreciated.
>>> Linda
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>Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:47:03 -0700
>From: Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator question
>
>Thank you, I wrongly assumed that because they would do it in another one
>of the suite programs, it would be universal.
>
>I do uncheck the box to be editable, under "Smallest Size". I need the
>very smallest size to send in email, they don't need to edit it.
>
>The thing that gets me is that it saves as a Smallest PDF, but on screen,
>it still has all the layers on it, so I just keep working. If it
>flattened the layers like it really is in the small file I specified, it
>would immediately notice it no longer has layers. But nope, it looks just
>like the native document.
>I'm reconstructing a document now.....
>
>I'll have to learn that new habit of Save as a Copy.
>
>Super thanks
>Linda
>_____________________
>Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC
>P.O. Box 325
>Hereford, AZ 85615
>(520) 803-0538
>www.lindafeltner.com
>
>
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>
>
>On Nov 20, 2015, at 9:36 AM, Britt Griswold wrote:
>
>> If you do a save as PDF, the default is to have a copy of the
>>Illustrator editable material included, unless you uncheck the box in
>>the options dialog. So if you did not turn it off, you can recover your
>>Illustrator material from the PDF.
>>
>> The only other way I know to avoid it is the Save a Copy command. If
>>you were doing Photoshop, this happens by default when you save in a
>>different format, but for some reason they are not consistent in
>>interface design across the programs....
>>
>> Britt
>>
>>>> On 11/20/15 11:00 AM, "Linda Feltner" <[log in to unmask]
>>>><mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Using AI CS5:
>>>> I work in a native file, SAVE AS a PDF.
>>>> I have searched the Knowledgebase, but am not asking the key words,
>>>>apparently.
>>>>
>>>> I do NOT want AI to replace the Native file with the PDF on my
>>>>SCREEN, so I can keep working. ( I
>>>> am working on quick style changes in the document, making 4-5
>>>>versions, and I forgot to manually
>>>> close out the pdf and get back to the native file-grrrr).
>>>>
>>>> I know I an turn that feature off somewhere in the Preferences of
>>>>other programs, but I can't find
>>>> it in AI, and am in need of what one would call that command.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Very much appreciated.
>>>> Linda
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>Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:52:57 -0500
>From: Britt Griswold <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator question
>
>The saved file changes go to the file, but the open file is still the
>full Illustrator file, even
>though the extension has changed to PDF. If you hit "save" again your
>file changes are saved into
>the dumbed-down PDF, and edit-ability would be lost. It seems a bit dumb
>when you think about it.
>But it only bits me in the behind ever couple months. Normally I can keep
>it straight....
>
>Britt
>
>On 11/20/15 11:47 AM, Linda Feltner wrote:
>> Thank you, I wrongly assumed that because they would do it in another
>>one of the suite programs, it
>> would be universal.
>>
>> I do uncheck the box to be editable, under "Smallest Size". I need the
>>very smallest size to send in
>> email, they don't need to edit it.
>>
>> The thing that gets me is that it saves as a Smallest PDF, but on
>>screen, it still has all the
>> layers on it, so I just keep working. If it flattened the layers like
>>it really is in the small file
>> I specified, it would immediately notice it no longer has layers. But
>>nope, it looks just like the
>> native document.
>> I'm reconstructing a document now.....
>>
>> I'll have to learn that new habit of Save as a Copy.
>>
>> Super thanks
>> Linda
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>Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:15:17 -0700
>From: Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator question
>
>Yes, normally I can keep it straight, but today was extraordinary. Lots
>of ideas filling the pages. Lesson firmly fixed in my mind now.
>Does seem very dumb....
>
>ta.
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>On Nov 20, 2015, at 11:52 AM, Britt Griswold wrote:
>
>> The saved file changes go to the file, but the open file is still the
>>full Illustrator file, even though the extension has changed to PDF. If
>>you hit "save" again your file changes are saved into the dumbed-down
>>PDF, and edit-ability would be lost. It seems a bit dumb when you think
>>about it. But it only bits me in the behind ever couple months. Normally
>>I can keep it straight....
>>
>> Britt
>>
>> On 11/20/15 11:47 AM, Linda Feltner wrote:
>>> Thank you, I wrongly assumed that because they would do it in another
>>>one of the suite programs, it
>>> would be universal.
>>>
>>> I do uncheck the box to be editable, under "Smallest Size". I need the
>>>very smallest size to send in
>>> email, they don't need to edit it.
>>>
>>> The thing that gets me is that it saves as a Smallest PDF, but on
>>>screen, it still has all the
>>> layers on it, so I just keep working. If it flattened the layers like
>>>it really is in the small file
>>> I specified, it would immediately notice it no longer has layers. But
>>>nope, it looks just like the
>>> native document.
>>> I'm reconstructing a document now.....
>>>
>>> I'll have to learn that new habit of Save as a Copy.
>>>
>>> Super thanks
>>> Linda
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