Creating new documents
Illustrator provides two ways to create new documents: from scratch and from templates: - Creating a document from scratch gives you a blank document with the default fill and stroke colors, graphic styles, brushes, symbols, actions, viewing preferences, and other settings.
- Creating a document from a template gives you a document with preset design elements and settings. Illustrator comes with a variety of templates, including templates for letterhead, business cards, envelopes, brochures, labels, certificates, post cards, greeting cards, and Web sites. You can also create your own templates. (See Creating new templates.)
To create a new document from scratch: - Choose File > New.
- In the New Document dialog box, set any of the following options and click OK:
- Name to specify a name for the new document.
- Size to choose a preset size for the artboard.
Note: The size of the artboard does not define the size of the printed page. The paper size is derived from your print settings. (See Using the Print dialog box and Specifying the media size and orientation.) - Width and Height to specify a custom size for the artboard.
- Units to choose a measurement system for the document. The option you choose determines the default unit of measurement used for rulers and in dialog boxes. (See Laying out artwork with precision.)
- Orientation to change the orientation of the artboard between portrait and landscape.
- CMYK Color or RGB Color to choose a color mode for the document. In general, choose CMYK if the artwork will be printed and RGB if the artwork will be published on the Web. For more information, see About color models and color modes.
To create a new document without opening the New Document dialog box, press Ctrl+Alt+N (Windows) or Command+Option+N (Mac OS). The new, untitled document has the settings last used.
To create a new document from a template: - Choose File > New from Template.
- Select the template you want to use, and click New.
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