Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
2. Creating and Viewing a Document
What You'll Do
Create a New Document
Create a New Document Using Document Presets
Create a New Document from a Template
Set Up a Document
Use and Work with Multiple Artboards
Change the Display View
Change the View with the Navigator Panel
Customize the Navigator Panel
Change the Screen Display Mode
Change the View with the Zoom Tool
View and Use Rulers
Use Guides and Smart Guides
Use the Grid
Move Around with the Hand Tool
Use Crop Marks
Work with the Info Panel
Use Undo and Redo
Create and Select Workspaces
Introduction
You can either open an existing document or create a new one to work on in Illustrator.
Whenyoucreateanewdocument,youcancreateonefromscratchoruseoneofthebuilt-in
profiles, such as print, web, mobile, devices (iPad, iPhone, Xoom, Fire/Nook or Galaxy S),
film, and video. The built-in profiles make it easy to create documents forspecific purposes
without the hassle of specifying individual settings. However, if you know the individual
settings you want, you can create a new document from scratch.
At the same time you create a new document, you can also create multiple artboards. Art-
boardsareregionsofadocument thatcontain printable artwork.Multiple artboardsareuse-
