Operation Manual

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Artboards panel

A. Up Arrow B. Down Arrow C. Add new artboards D. 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).

For a video on using the Artboards panel, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid5202_ai_en.

Create an artboard

1. 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.

2. 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 www.adobe.com/go/lrvid5202_ai_en.

Delete an artboard