Create an artboard, Delete an artboard, Select and view artboards – Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 User Manual
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• To rearrange artboards in the Artboards panel, select the Rearrange Artboards option from the Artboards panel
menu (flyout menu). Notice, however, that rearranging the artboards does not change the order the artboards.
• To duplicate artboards, do the following:
• Select the artboard that you want to duplicate. You can also duplicate artboards by dragging one or more
artboards on to the new artboard button in Artboards panel.
• From the Artboards panel menu, select Duplicate.
• To reset the artboard options, such as presets, artboard position, and display, select Artboards Options from the
Artboards panel menu (flyout menu).
For a video on using the Artboards panel, see
.
Create an artboard
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Do any of the following:
• To create a custom artboard, select the Artboard tool
, and drag in the workspace to define the shape, size,
and location.
• To use a preset artboard, double-click the Artboard tool, select a preset in the Artboard Options dialog box, and
click OK. Drag the artboard to position it where you want.
• To create an artboard within an active artboard, hold down Shift and drag using the Artboard tool.
• To duplicate an existing artboard, select the Artboard tool, click to select the artboard you want to duplicate, and
click the New Artboard button in the Control panel
; then click where you want to place the duplicated
artboard. To create multiple duplicates, Alt-click as many times as you want. Or, using the Artboard tool, Alt-
drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the artboard you want to duplicate.
• To duplicate an artboard with the contents, select the Artboard tool, click to select the Move/Copy Artwork With
Artboard icon on the Control panel
, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and then drag.
If you want the artwork to contain a bleed, make sure that there’s enough artwork beyond the artboard rectangle to
accommodate the bleed.
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To commit the artboard and exit the artboard-editing mode, click a different tool in the Tools panel or click Esc.
To see a video on using multiple artboards, see
.
Delete an artboard
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Click the artboard and press Delete, click Delete
in the Control panel, or click the Delete icon in an artboard’s
upper-right corner. You can delete all but the last remaining artboard.
Select and view artboards
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Select the Artboard tool
.
2
Do any of the following:
• Click an artboard to make it active. (Clicking in or drawing over an artboard using a different tool will also make
the Artboard tool active.) If artboards overlap, the artboard with the left edge closest to the click location
becomes the active artboard.
• To navigate between artboards, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click an arrow key.
• To view artboards and their contents as outlines, right-click and choose Outline. To see artwork again, right-click
and choose Preview.