Open File > Change Copy > Save File > Export Making a small copy change for a client with the system I propose Then every time I hit the menu option after that it just exports another file on top of the last one with the same settings. In a perfect world I would hit File > Export for Printing then get a dialog up with options for outlining fonts etc and where I want the file saved. When using software like After Effects the document workflow and export workflow are two entirely different processes, I don’t see why in Illustrator they should occupy the same space when and overlap each other.
If they can have a seemingly pointless Save for MS Office menu item why don’t they have a Export for Printers command that automates this and outputs a PDF to an /Exports/ folder leaving the original file completely untouched. Many designers have a Stockholm Syndrome about this saying you should just be expected to do that but I honestly don’t understand why I have to perform this tedious dance every time I send a file to print and often I have had Junior Designers saving over.
(Can’t find any way to modify this list either)