Adobe Illustrator: enlarge workspace

When you create a new document in Illustrator, a workspace is created in it at the same time. You can enlarge it if you need more space later. We show how it works.

Resize the canvas in Adobe Illustrator

1. First open the file in question in Adobe Illustrator.
2. There is a separate tool for the work surfaces or drawing surfaces in the program. To show this, go to "Window"> "Artboards".
3. You will now see your drawing areas listed in the tool window. You can remove and add surfaces, rename a work surface or change the dimensions.
4. To do this, click on the small symbol to the right of the name. A new settings window opens.
5. As with the creation of the document, you can specify the exact dimensions and show guidelines.
6. Adjust the values ​​as desired and close the window by clicking "OK".

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