Exporting designs is a crucial task for designers who need to share their work with clients, colleagues, or other stakeholders. In the Apple environment, this process can be streamlined using various built-in tools and applications. This article will guide you through the steps to export designs from popular Apple applications like Sketch, Adobe XD, and Keynote, ensuring your files are ready for presentation or further development.

Examples:

Exporting Designs from Sketch

1. Open Sketch and Select Artboards:

   • Open your Sketch file.
   • Select the artboards or layers you wish to export.

2. Export Settings:

   • Click on the "Make Exportable" button at the bottom right of the Inspector panel.
   • Set the export format (PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, etc.).
   • Choose the scale and suffix if needed.

3. Export:

   • Click the "Export" button.
   • Choose the destination folder and save your files.

# Example shell script to automate Sketch export using SketchTool
sketchtool export artboards /path/to/your/file.sketch --output=/path/to/export/folder --formats=png,jpg,svg

Exporting Designs from Adobe XD

1. Open Adobe XD and Select Artboards:

   • Open your Adobe XD project.
   • Select the artboards you want to export.

2. Export Settings:

   • Go to File > Export > Selected or use the shortcut Cmd + E.
   • Choose the export format (PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, etc.).
   • Set the resolution and other options.

3. Export:

   • Click the "Export" button.
   • Choose the destination folder and save your files.

# Example command to export Adobe XD designs via command line using Adobe XD CLI
xd-cli export /path/to/your/file.xd --output=/path/to/export/folder --format=png,jpg,svg

Exporting Designs from Keynote

1. Open Keynote and Select Slides:

   • Open your Keynote presentation.
   • Select the slides you want to export.

2. Export Settings:

   • Go to File > Export To.
   • Choose the format (PDF, PowerPoint, Movie, etc.).

3. Export:

   • Configure the export settings as needed.
   • Click "Next" and choose the destination folder.
   • Click "Export" to save your files.

# Example AppleScript to automate Keynote export to PDF
tell application "Keynote"
    open "/path/to/your/presentation.key"
    export document 1 to file "/path/to/export/folder/presentation.pdf" as PDF
end tell