Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
For Your Information: Working with Artboards and Objects
The Object menu includes an Artboard submenu that you can use to convert
objects (non-rotated ones that are not clipping masks) to artboards, rear-
range artboards, resize the artboard to the artwork bounds, and resize the
artboard to the select objects. Click the Object menu, point to Artboards,
and then click Convert to Artboards, Rearrange, Fit To Artwork Bounds, or
Fit To Selected Art.
Working with Multiple Artboards
After you create one or more artboards, you can edit and work with them to display your
artwork. You can view all of your artboards by using Artboard Navigation on the Status
bar or in the Artboards panel. Each artboard is numbered and named so you can quickly
switch between them or reorder them. In order to work with an artboard, you need to ac-
tivate it first. You can only activate one artboard at a time. After you activate an artboard,
you can perform the following artboard operations: change the view (outline or preview),
resize, move the artboard with or without its contents, rotate, and delete. In addition, you
can also change the artboard layout, display for artboard rulers, center mark, cross hairs,
and video safe areas.
Work with Multiple Artboards
•
Artboards Panel.
Click the
Window
menu, and then click
Artboards
or click
the
Artboards
button.
•
Activate.
Select the
Artboard
tool on the Tools panel, and then click an artboard
or click an artboard in the Artboards panel.
•
Show or Hide Artboards.
Click the
View
menu, and then click
Show Artboards
or
Hide Artboards
. You can also press Shift+Ctrl+H (Win) or Shift+ +H
(Mac), and then press an arrow key.
•
Resize.
Select the
Artboard
tool on the Tools panel, point to the edge or corner
(cursor changes to a double-arrow), and then drag to resize the artboard.
•
Move with or without Contents.
Select the
Artboard
tool on the Tools panel,
click to select or deselect the
Move/Copy Artwork With Artboard
button on the
Control panel, and then drag the artboard.
•
Delete.
Select the
Artboard
tool on the Tools panel, click the artboard to activate
it or select it in the Artboards panel, and then click the
Delete
button on the Con-
trol or Artboards panel or press Delete.