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Illustrator Big Intrusive Grid?

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
September 21, 2022
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I don't have time to research this because I'm on deadline—any help would be appreciated. Why do new files I try to make in Illustrator have what looks like a gunsight pattern over a greyed-out checkerboard? Why would anyone even want that? Anybody know how to stop this?

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Correct answer Monika Gause

Don't use a video preset when creating a new file.

pixxxelschubser

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What @Monika Gause already said.

To change an already existing document with video preset into "normal" RGB-Document try the following "three" steps

At first your document looks like this:

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Step 1

uncheck the video ruler

Step 2

uncheck transparency grid

Step 3

uncheck all green guides (two ways possible)

to

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Done:

Or another simple way:
Copy and paste the content into a new document (e.g. with RGB preset).

If that works for you
have fun

😉

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Correct answer

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Don't use a video preset when creating a new file.

Legend

Enable the artboard tool, turn off safe areas and all that or simply hide it from the view menu.

Mylenium