Operation Manual

USING ILLUSTRATOR

Workspace

Last updated 11/8/2011

Video Ruler Pixel Aspect Ratio Specifies the pixel aspect ratio used for the video rulers.

Fade Region Outside Artboard Displays the area outside of the artboard a darker shade than the area inside the

artboard when the Artboard tool is active.

Update While Dragging Keeps the area outside of the artboard darker as you drag to resize the artboard. If this is not

selected, the outside area displays in the same color as inside the artboard while resizing.

Artboards Indicates how many artboards exist.

Artboards panel

The Artboards panel allows you to perform various artboard operations such as:

• Add, reorder, rearrange, and delete artboards

• Reorder and renumber artboards

• Select and navigate through multiple artboards

• Specify artboard options such as presets, Artboard size, and relative artboard position

Artboards panel

A. Up and Down Arrows to reorder artboards in the Artboards panel B. Add new artboards C. Delete artboards

• To access the Artboards panel, click Window > Artboards.

• To add artboards, do any one of the following:

• Click the New Artboard icon at the bottom of the Artboards panel.

• Select the New Artboard option from the Artboards panel menu (flyout menu) of the Artboards panel.

• To delete a single artboard or multiple artboards, do the following:

• Select the artboard to delete. To delete multiple artboards, press Shift key, and click the artboards listed in the

Artboards panel.

• Click the Delete Artboard icon at the bottom of the Artboards panel or select the Delete option from the

Artboards panel menu (flyout menu). To delete multiple non-contiguous artboards, press Ctrl (Windows) or

Command (Mac OS) key and click the artboards from the Artboards panel.

• 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).

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