How to Resize Artboards in Adobe Illustrator

How to Resize Artboards in Adobe Illustrator. This article shows you how to resize your artboard in Adobe Illustrator.

Resize an artboard

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Open your text in Illustrator. Double click to open the Illustrator project. You need to open the project in Illustrator to resize the artboard.

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Search for the artboard you want to resize. In the Artboards panel on the right side of the page, search for the name of your artboard.

If you don't see this panel, click the Window menu at the top of the window (or desktop if you're using a Mac), then click Artboards in the drop-down menu that appears.

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Double-click the "Artboard" icon. This box-shaped icon has a plus sign (+) to the right of the artboard's name. This step opens a window.

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Change the width of the artboard. Edit the number in the "Width" text box to do this.

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Change the height of the artboard. Increase or decrease the number in the "Height" text box for this to work.

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Click OK . This button is at the bottom of the window. This step saves your changes and resizes your artboard.

If you need to change the position of a drawing in your artboard, select the artboard, then click and release the dotted line that appears.

Resize multiple artboards

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Open your text with Illustrator. Open the Illustrator project by double clicking. You need to open the project in Illustrator to resize the artboard.

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Select the artboard you want to resize. In the "Artboards" panel on the right side of the page, you'll see a list of your artboards. Hold down Ctrl (on Windows) or ⌘ Command (on Mac) while clicking on each artboard you want to resize.

If you don't see this Artboards panel, you'll need to click the Window menu at the top of the window (or desktop if you're using a Mac), and then click Artboards in the drop-down menu that appears.

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Press ⇧ Shift+O. This selects your featured artboards and opens their size values ​​at the top of the Illustrator window.

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Edit the size of the artboard. You can type the desired size in the "W" (width) or "H" (height) text box at the top of the page to resize the artboard.

If you want to change the position of the drawing in each artboard, select the artboard and then click and release the dotted line that appears.

Make the artboard fit the drawing

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Open your text in Illustrator. Double click to open the Illustrator project. You need to open the project in Illustrator to resize the artboard.

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Click Object . This menu is at the top of the Illustrator window (for Windows) or at the top of the screen (for Mac). After clicking, a drop-down menu will be displayed.

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Select Artboards . This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Another menu will be displayed.

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Click Fit to Artwork Bounds . This button is located in the menu that appears. This step helps to resize your artboard to fit the drawing.

If you have multiple artboards, each artboard is resized.

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