Adobe 26001648 Migration Guide - Page 17

SETTING UP A NEW DOCUMENT The icons for Illustrator documents (top) and templates (bottom) let you know the type of file before you open it. Document templates You can use templates to create new documents that share common settings and design elements. For example, if you need to design a series of business cards with a similar look and feel, you can create a template with the desired artboard size, view settings (such as guides), and print options. The template can also contain symbols for common design elements (such as logos) and specific sets of color swatches, brushes, and graphic styles. Illustrator comes with over 200 professionally designed templates, including templates for letterhead, business cards, envelopes, brochures, labels, certificates, postcards, greeting cards, and websites. You can save your artwork in Adobe Illustrator Template (AIT) format to reuse or share with others. When you select a template using the New From Template command, Illustrator creates a new document with identical content to the template, but leaves the original template file untouched. Two of the many templates included with Illustrator CS3. You can save any design or layout as a template by choosing File > Save As Template. Setting up a New Document 17