: Illustrator help: My white image border is not appearing in saved .png or .tiff files I am using Illustrator CC to create an 18in x 24in poster. I have a one inch white border around the

@Pierce403

When exporting, Illustrator's default behavior only preserves area that contains an object. That means that empty space around the edges of the artboards will simply be trimmed off and the resulting .png (or whatever you're exporting as) will only contain the artwork itself.

For what you're trying to do, you want to force Illustrator to treat the artboard as a crop area during export. To do that, enable the Use Artboards option on the export dialog. Here's what that looks like:

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@Correia448

Not sure why it got down voted, but Dwooly was right. Save your file with use art boards checked and it will save your white border. Otherwise it could be your bleed settings.

Either way, why are you sending a tiff as a proof to a client. Try using a PDF... Much more accurate.

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@Cofer715

When you export, select the "Use Artboards" option to crop to the artboard dimension.

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