Transforming Artwork - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 222

without any loss of data. If you are planning on saving a PDF for a particular pur-
pose, such as viewing on the Web or printing, you may wish to choose another pre-
set or adjust the options.
3. Choose File > Save, if necessary, and then choose File > Close.
Review questions
1 . Name two ways to change the size of an existing active artboard.
2 . How can you rename an artboard?
3 . What is the ruler origin ?
4 . What is the difference between artboard rulers and global rulers ?
5 . Briefly describe what the Scale Strokes & Effects option does.
6 . Name at least three transformations that can be applied with the Free Transform
tool.
Review answers
1 . To change the size of an existing artboard, you can double-click the Artboard tool (
) and edit the dimensions of the active artboard in the Artboard Options dialog
box. Select the Artboard tool, position the pointer over an edge or corner of the art-
board, and drag to resize. Select the Artboard tool, click an artboard in the Docu-
ment window, and change the dimensions in the Control panel.
2 . To rename an artboard, you can select the Artboard tool ( ) and click within the
bounds of an artboard to select it. Then, change the name in the Name field in the
Control panel. You can also double-click the name of the artboard in the Artboards
panel ( ) to rename it or click the Options button ( ) in the Artboards panel to
enter the name in the Artboard Options dialog box.
3 . The ruler origin is the point where 0 (zero) appears on each ruler. By default, the
ruler origin is set to be 0 (zero) in the top-left corner of the active artboard.
4 . There are two types of rulers in Illustrator: artboard rulers and global rulers. Art-
board rulers, which are the default rulers, set the ruler origin at the upper-left
corner of the active artboard. Global rulers set the ruler origin at the upper-left
corner of the first artboard, no matter which artboard is active.
5 . The Scale Strokes & Effects option, found in the Transform panel (or in Illustrator
> Preferences > General [Mac OS] or Edit > Preferences > General [Windows]),
scales any strokes and effects as the object is scaled. This option can be turned on
and off, depending on the current need.