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Multiple Artboards

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SETTING UP A NEW DOCUMENT Multiple Artboards When you open a multipage FreeHand file with Illustrator CS4, the pages are imported as individual artboards. Not only does this support pages of the same size, your artboards can be of any dimension so you can work on a variety of projects in a single file. Arrange up to 100 artboards on your canvas any way you want-tiled, overlapping or freeform. You can even create an artboard inside an artboard to easily export just a piece of a composition. Multiple artboards provide a powerful way to organize projects with multiple pages or diverse outputs by sharing settings and content across designs. And you can export your artboards in any supported file format as a series of files that are automatically numbered in sequence, or save as a single, multipage PDF file-your choice. Open multipage FreeHand documents in Illustrator, choosing which pages to import as multiple artboards. How do I set up measurement units? In Illustrator, there are several ways to select units of measurement and change units display as you work: • In the Preferences dialog box, choose Units & Display Performance and select units of measurement for your document, and for Stroke and Type. • Choose a global measurement unit when you create a new document. You can always change it later by using the Document Setup dialog box. • Override defaults by typing units in the Control panel. For example, follow your numeric value with abbreviations such as cm, mm, in, Q, pt, pc, or px. • Turn on ruler visibility by selecting View > View Rulers. You can then quickly switch ruler units by right-clicking (or Control-clicking in Mac OS) on the ruler itself. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-SettingupaNewDocument17

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FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide
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SettingupaNewDocument17
Multiple Artboards
When you open a multipage FreeHand file with Illustrator CS4, the pages are imported as
individual artboards. Not only does this support pages of the same size, your artboards can
be of any dimension so you can work on a variety of projects in a single file. Arrange up to
100 artboards on your canvas any way you want—tiled, overlapping or freeform. You can
even create an artboard inside an artboard to easily export just a piece of a composition.
Multiple artboards provide a powerful way to organize projects with
multiple pages or diverse outputs by sharing settings and content across
designs. And you can export your artboards in any supported file format
as a series of files that are automatically numbered in sequence, or save as
a single, multipage PDF file—your choice.
Open multipage FreeHand documents
in Illustrator, choosing which pages to
import as multiple artboards.
SETTING UP A NEW DOCUMENT
How do I set up measurement units?
In Illustrator, there are several ways to select units of measurement and change units display
as you work:
•
In the Preferences dialog box, choose Units & Display Performance and select units of
measurement for your document, and for Stroke and Type.
•
Choose a global measurement unit when you create a new document. You can always
change it later by using the Document Setup dialog box.
•
Override defaults by typing units in the Control panel. For example, follow your numeric
value with abbreviations such as cm, mm, in, Q, pt, pc, or px.
•
Turn on ruler visibility by selecting View > View Rulers. You can then quickly switch
ruler units by right-clicking (or Control-clicking in Mac OS) on the ruler itself.