The Artboard User Interface consists of a drawing canvas, toolbar, and layer list.
Functions are accessed through the main menu located along the top of the screen. In the main window, the toolbar provides quick access to commonly used palettes and functions. The toolbar can be customized and function icons added or removed by clicking the Customize icon at the far right of the toolbar and dragging icons on or off. The layers list shows three default layers (Drawing Layer, Guides and Graph Paper) when opening a new empty drawing file. Additional layers can be added by the user.
Tools are used in combination with the Styles Inspector and Drawing Palette. Pick a tool, pick a style, and begin drawing.
Artboard files are referred to as drawing files.