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andyd90166442
andyd90166442
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Dec 12, 2017 8:45 PM UTC
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large white space outside the artboard??

Hello, I am still new to illustrator and am having an issue, my artboard is small but when I exit out of changing the artboard size I get a huge white space attached are

some screen shots. can anyone explain?? Thanks

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      Emmason ArtCorrect answer
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      Mar 16, 2023 8:36 PM UTC

      Just happened to me too, I accidentally activated it while trying to use a keyboard shortcut to save my project file.

      Instead of pressing CTRL+SHIFT+S, I instead pressed CTR+SHIFT+D.

      And I just needed to press it again and the issue is gone.

      Alternatively, you can navigate to View>Show Transparency Grid.

       

      That's all guys,

      Good day 😉

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      Emmason ArtCorrect answer
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      Mar 16, 2023 8:36 PM UTC

      Just happened to me too, I accidentally activated it while trying to use a keyboard shortcut to save my project file.

      Instead of pressing CTRL+SHIFT+S, I instead pressed CTR+SHIFT+D.

      And I just needed to press it again and the issue is gone.

      Alternatively, you can navigate to View>Show Transparency Grid.

       

      That's all guys,

      Good day 😉

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      katerinak76069763
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      Mar 20, 2019 10:47 PM UTC

      Go to View > Show Artboards or press Shift+Cmd+H  

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        NewGenMoses
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        Oct 25, 2020 9:35 PM UTC

        This is the answer to OP's question, thank you katerinak for understanding the question.

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          Simmer1
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          Simmer1Community Expert
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          Dec 18, 2017 1:57 PM UTC

          Pressing Cmd + 0 should fix it.

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          Michael Riordan
          Michael Riordan
          Inspiring
          Dec 12, 2017 9:54 PM UTC

          You're talking about the WHITE area, correct? And it's bigger than you hoped? Did you want it to crop much closer to your calligraphy artwork that's seen at center? Is it possible that there was a different unit of measure being applied than what you thought you were using? Recheck your numbers a nd  be sure to note whether it is inches, mm, cm, etc.

          Hope that helps

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          Monika Gause
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          Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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          Dec 12, 2017 9:31 PM UTC

          You are zoomed waaaayyy out. This is the canvas. You cannot change its size.

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            andyd90166442
            andyd90166442Author
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            Dec 12, 2017 9:34 PM UTC

            I am zoomed out o show whats going on, if its the canvas how come other files I work on don't have it??

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            Monika Gause
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            Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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            Dec 12, 2017 9:42 PM UTC

            They all have it.

            Your other apps might show differently, but they all have it.

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