Illustrator CS4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Chapter 1. Create & Save Files

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Launching Illustrator	1
Creating a new document	3
Using templates	4
Adding artboards to a document	7
Modifying artboards	9
Saving files	11
Ending a work session	12

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In this chapter, we’ll show you how to get up and running in Adobe Illustrator. After learning how to launch the program, you’ll learn how to create a new document; preview, open, and create templates; create and modify multiple artboards; save and close your document; and quit/exit Illustrator.

Launching Illustrator

To create a document after launching Illustrator, see page 3.

To launch Illustrator in Macintosh

• Do one of ...