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Inspiring
Nov 3, 2025 10:10 AM UTC
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Predefined artboards

New artboards are always blank! But why?

While creating a new artboard I want to create the guidelines and certain background images too. 

So far I

1) create an artboard,

2) add guides,

3) copy certain elements

4) start working 

 

Why not define a costume artboard that already includes all this?

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Monika Gause
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Community Expert
Nov 4, 2025 10:55 AM UTC

So you are referring to CC libraries?

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alias_pajAuthor
Inspiring
Nov 4, 2025 10:43 AM UTC

I can save assets in an extra pannel and they even update.

I want the same for "predefined artboards". I want to save them in an extra panel, they should update automatically, AND I want to reuse them for new artboards.

 

Bassically, I want to have something similar as the SlideMaster for PowerPoint.

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Monika Gause
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Nov 4, 2025 9:34 AM UTC

What are you referring to with "like you can do for assets"?

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alias_pajAuthor
Inspiring
Nov 4, 2025 8:35 AM UTC

My goal would be to define artboard presets within a file, like you can do for assets, and choose from those while creating a new artboard.

 

Can you do that Adobe?   

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Monika Gause
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Nov 3, 2025 3:07 PM UTC

A new document profile cannot have elements on the artboard. A template can.

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alias_pajAuthor
Inspiring
Nov 3, 2025 2:18 PM UTC

@Monika Gause: This does not solve the problem on any level (as far as I know)

1. The artboards created while opening the template, will have all things set up. HOWEVER, all new artboards are blank (no guides, background images, etc.)

2. I do create the artboards and guides and things on the fly and don't want to create a template all the time.

 

Let me know if I am wrong.

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Monika Gause
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Nov 3, 2025 1:59 PM UTC

Save that in a template file.

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