Create new documents, Create a new document – Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 User Manual
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Create new documents
You can create new Illustrator documents from a new document profile or from a template. Creating a document from
a new document profile gives you a blank document with the selected profile’s default fill and stroke colors, graphic
styles, brushes, symbols, actions, viewing preferences, and other settings. Creating a document from a template gives
you a document with preset design elements and settings, as well as content, such as cropmarks and guides, for specific
document types, such as brochures or CD covers.
You create a new document from the Welcome screen, or by using File > New or File > Device Central (for mobile
device output). To view the Welcome screen, select Help > Welcome.
For a video on setting up new documents, see
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Create a new document
You can start a new document from the Welcome screen or from the File menu.
1
Do one of the following:
• If Illustrator is already open, choose File > New and from New Document Profile select the required document
profile.
• If the Welcome screen is open, click a document profile from the Create New list.
• If Illustrator is not open, open it and click a document profile from the Create New list in the Welcome screen.
note: In the Welcome screen, you can Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) to open the new document
directly and skip the New Document dialog box.
2
Type a name for your document.
3
Specify the number of artboards for your document, and the order you’d like them laid out on screen:
Grid By Row
Arranges multiple artboards in the specified number of rows. Choose the number of rows from the
Rows menu. The default value creates the most square appearance possible with the specified number of artboards.
Grid By Column
Arranges multiple artboards in the specified number of columns. Choose the number of columns
from the Columns menu. The default value creates the most square appearance possible with the specified number
of artboards.
Arrange By Row
Arranges artboards in one straight row.
Arrange By Column
Arranges artboards in one straight column.
Change To Right-To-Left Layout
Arranges multiple artboards in the specified row or column format, but displays
them from right to left.
4
Specify the default spacing between artboards. This setting applies to both horizontal and vertical spacing.
5
Specify the default size, units of measure, and layout for all artboards.
Note: Once your document opens, you can customize your artboards by moving and resizing them as desired.
6
Specify the position of the bleed along each side of the artboard. To use different values for different sides, click the
Lock icon
.
7
Click Advanced to specify the following additional options: