Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
erence point locator ( ) in the Control panel. Change the height to
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in the Con-
trol panel and press Enter or Return to accept the value.
Selecting the upper-middle point allows you to resize an artboard from the top,
center of the artboard. By default, artboards are resized from their center.
Note
If you don't see the Width (W) and Height (H) fields in the Control panel,
click the Artboard Options button (
) in the Control panel and enter the
values in the dialog box that appears.
In the Control panel, with the Artboard tool selected, you will see many options for
editing the currently active artboard. The Preset menu lets you change a selected
artboard to a set size. Notice that the sizes in the Preset menu include typical print,
video, tablet, and Web sizes. You can also fit the artboard to the artwork bounds or
the selected art, which is a great way to fit an artboard to a logo, for instance. Oth-
er options in the Control panel include the ability to switch orientation, rename or
delete the artboard, even show other helpful guides like a center point or video-
safe areas.
Tip
You can see the Constrain Width and Height Proportions icon ( ) in the
Control panel, between the Width and Height fields. This icon, if selected
(
), allows the width and height to change in proportion to each other.
5.
Select the Selection tool (
), and choose View > Fit All In Window.
Notice the
very
subtle black outline around Artboard 2, with “2” showing in the
Artboard Navigation menu (lower-left corner of the Document window), and “Art-
board 2” highlighted in the Artboards panel, all of which indicate that Artboard 2
is the currently active artboard. There can only be one active artboard at a time.
Commands such as View > Fit Artboard In Window apply to the active artboard.
