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ple assets within one file. Artboards can be of any size, and can even overlap each other, provided they fit within the boundaries of Illustrator's maximum canvas, which is limited to 227.54 inches on each side. For example, all the collateral artwork for a client - the letterhead, business card, and envelope - can be contained within a single Illustrator file. 1101 Rotor Road Rotorolia, PA 17031 Bob Rotorovski General Manager 1101 Rotor Road Rotorolia, PA 17031 717-555-5555 1101 Rotor Road Rotorolia, PA 17031 Multiple Artboards Extend the flexibility of Illustrator files with multiple Artboards. Each artboard can be resized, printed separately, and exported to separate pages of a multi-page PDF. An artboard is not an object; it is a defined drawing area within the overall Illustrator canvas, which can be addressed directly. Artboards can be created, modified, and repositioned with the Artboard tool ( ). To create a new artboard, select the Artboard tool, and drag a rectangle on the canvas, or click on an object to create a new artboard aligned with the object's bounding box. Press the Enter key (Mac: Return) to open the Artboard Options dialog, where you can specify exact dimensions for the artboard. You can also select an existing rectangle and choose Object > Convert to Artboard, or duplicate an existing artboard by selecting it with the Artboard tool, and then Option/Alt-dragging to a new area of the canvas. To create an artboard within an existing artboard, hold down the shift key while dragging with the Artboard Tool. To modify the dimensions of an artboard, select it with the Artboard tool and press the Enter/Return key to open the Artboard Options dialog. Artboard Options Specify dimensions , proportions and position for an artboard, as well as the display options for center marks and centerline crosshairs. To delete an artboard, select it with the Artboard tool and press the Delete or Backspace key. Only the artboard itself is deleted; any artwork remains. However, any artwork which falls outside any remaining artboard will not be included when you save as PDF or print the file. Crop Areas to Artboards: Converting older Illustrator files When you open a legacy Illustrator file containing a Crop Area (created by the Crop Area tool) or Page Tiles, you are given the option to create Artboards from crop areas, page tiles, artwork bounding boxes, and the original legacy artboard. If you open a legacy file with no page tiles or crop areas defined, the original legacy artboard becomes a single artboard in the converted Adobe Creative Suite 4 Printing Guide 75