My images is exporting bigger then my art board? CS6

Hi i have a artboart set to 241 × 283 but when i export my image it exports it to 506 × 590 so im confused on all of this please help?
Thanks Cody

What setting did you select in the Export dialog for Resolution?

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Dear friends.
I have following code, it is runnable, just add two jpg image files is ok, to run.
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Thanks.
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[1]. main code/calling code:
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
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}[2]. code 2
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
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                    return(image);
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                    break;
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                    break;
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                    break;
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                    break;
               case TransformableImage.RESIZE_RIGHT : newCursor = HORIZONTAL_RESIZE_CURSOR;
                    break;
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                    break;
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                    break;
               case TransformableImage.RESIZE_BOTTOM_LEFT_CORNER : newCursor = NE_SW_RESIZE_CURSOR;
                    break;
               case TransformableImage.RESIZE_BOTTOM_RIGHT_CORNER : newCursor = NW_SE_RESIZE_CURSOR;
                    break;
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}[3]. code 3
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import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
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          int px = p.x;
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          if (py<(y+BORDER_THICKNESS)) {
               transformation += RESIZE_TOP;
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          if (px<(x+BORDER_THICKNESS)) {
               transformation += RESIZE_LEFT;
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     * Move the left side of the image, verifying that the width is > to the MIN_THICKNESS.
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          int x1 = x+width;
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               x = x1-MIN_THICKNESS;
               width = MIN_THICKNESS;
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     * Move the right side of the image, verifying that the width is > to the MIN_THICKNESS.
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          width = px-x;
          if (width<MIN_THICKNESS) {
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     * Move the top side of the image, verifying that the height is > to the MIN_THICKNESS.
     public final void moveY1(int py) {
          int y1 = y+height;
          if (py>y1-MIN_THICKNESS) {
               y = y1-MIN_THICKNESS;
               height = MIN_THICKNESS;
          else {
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               y = py;
     * Move the bottom side of the image, verifying that the height is > to the MIN_THICKNESS.
     public final void moveY2(int py) {
          height = py-y;
          if (height<MIN_THICKNESS) {
               height = MIN_THICKNESS;
     * Apply a given transformation with the given Point to the image.
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          int px = p.x;
          int py = p.y;
          switch (transformationType) {
               case MOVE : x = px-dx; y = py-dy;
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               case RESIZE_BOTTOM : moveY2(py);
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                    break;
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               case RESIZE_TOP_RIGHT_CORNER : moveX2(px);moveY1(py);
                    break;
               case RESIZE_BOTTOM_LEFT_CORNER : moveX1(px);moveY2(py);
                    break;
               case RESIZE_BOTTOM_RIGHT_CORNER : moveX2(px);moveY2(py);
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I gave you a simple solution in your other posting. You never responded to the suggestion stating why the given solution wouldn't work, so it can't be that urgent.

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1.) I work with large format graphics and CS3 AI's limitation of around 120" x 120" makes my work difficult. Other graphic applications that are much less mature than AI have almost infinite art boards to work with. I would also be nice to be able to work in scales, too. It is laborious to have to constantly be working at half-, quarter-, or eighth-scale. I wear out a calculator and the possibility for errors shoots through the roof. Lastly, some things just don't scale well. In short, AI is biased toward those whose output is magazine sized. Since it is essentially the only graphics application left standing it should realize that many of its customers need to work is something larger than ledger. At the very least they should have the same limitation for both ID and AI. At present an 120" AI file cannot be placed in ID which has a limit of around 111". Some "suite."
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MGuilfoile

I absolutely agree.
I don't ever recall using a program that created arcs and circles like AI. A circle appears simply to be 4 arcs of 90 degrees. You cannot change the start and end angles, either by dragging the points or by dialog input. I'm not an illustrator by training - I'm a technical writer but I've been doing line illustrations, exploded views, etc. for almost 20 years using various vector-graphics programs. Every program I've used allows you to alter an arc, elipse or both, NOT just size and move!!
I'm only evaluating AiCS4 for possibly migrating from FreeHand. In Freehand, you cannot change the angle of an arc but you can with elipse. Even the limited graphics package in FrameMaker allows you to define the start/end angles of an arc (not an elipse) via the properties dialog.
I'm new to AI and I'm just astonished that the arc and elipse tools have been so neglected over the long life-cycle of the program.

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