Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
in the Lessons folder that you copied onto your hard disk. These are the finished
illustrations that you will create throughout this lesson. Choose View > Fit All In
Window and leave the file open for reference, or choose File > Close.
Note
In Mac OS, when opening lesson files, you may need to click the round,
green button in the upper-left corner of the Document window to maximize
the window's size.
Creating a new document
You will now create a document that will have two artboards, each with content that you will
later combine.
1.
Choose File > New, to open a new, untitled document. In the New Document dialog
box, change the following options:
• Name:
homesale
• Profile: Choose
Print
(the default setting).
• Number Of Artboards:
2
(to create two artboards). (When you change the number of
artboards, the Profile changes to [Custom].)
• Arrange By Row ( ):
Selected
• Make sure that the Left To Right Layout arrow ( ) is showing.
Next, you'll jump to the units so that the rest of the changes are in inches.
• Units:
Inches
• Spacing:
1
(The spacing value is the distance between each artboard, in inches.)
• Width:
8 in
(You don't need to type the
in
for inches, since the units are set to
