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Part VII: Exporting and Printing from Adobe Illustrator

When you are all done with your map (and/or along the way) you can print your maps directly from Illustrator as well as export them.

1. First Save your .ai file…
2. To print choose Print from the File menu
   • Specify the printer and set the Media Size to 11x17
   • Optionally choose Fit to Page
   • Click Print
3. To export a .jpg file choose Export… from the File menu
   • For Save as Type choose .JPEG (*JPG)
   • Specify Maximum in the JPEG Options dialog box
   • Click OK
4. To export a .pdf file, choose Save As from the File menu
   • For Save as Type choose Adobe PDF (*PDF)
   • Accept the default PDF settings and click Save PDF
5. Be sure to open your exported files to verify that everything exported correctly