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AndreaLittlefield
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October 11, 2019
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HELP! Need to Resize Everything in a Project

  • October 11, 2019
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I have just been told that all the posters I created are the wrong size. Is there a way to resize the Artboards AND everything on them simply? Or do I really have to resize everthing independently? Thanks!

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    tromboniator
    tromboniator
    Community Expert
    October 12, 2019

    Are all the artboards the same size, and with the same target size, or do they have the same scaling factor? If so, with Smart Guides on draw a rectangle on top of and same size as each artboard (for same size opt/alt-drag and snap to other artboards. Select all the rectangles and artwork, scale appropriately. Select all the rectangles and convert them to artboards. Delete original artboards.

     

    Peter

    Myra Ferguson
    Myra Ferguson
    Community Expert
    October 11, 2019

    Another idea would be to make a new Illustrator document at the size you want and go to File > Place to place and resize the original AI file as artwork.

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    AndreaLittlefieldAuthor
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    October 11, 2019
    Unfortunately, that's what I'm having to do. I just had hoped there was a simpler way to do this.
      Myra Ferguson
      Myra Ferguson
      Community Expert
      October 11, 2019
      I checked Uservoice for Illustrator and found a feature request for Resizing the artboard and content simultaneously (https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-feature-requests/suggestions/31500847-resize-artboard-art-inside-it-simultaneously#{toggle_previous_statuses}). It shows it has been added to the backlog, so the team is considering it as a feature. You can upvote it to show your support for that feature.
      Monika Gause
      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      October 11, 2019

      You could try this: https://community.adobe.com/t5/Illustrator/scale-artwork-with-artboard/td-p/2363085

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      AndreaLittlefieldAuthor
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      October 11, 2019
      For a newbie, that's really not easy.... I have not idea how to work with scripting.
      Monika Gause
      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      October 11, 2019
      In that case: first calculate how much you have to scale them (that's just math). And then draw a rectangle the size of the artboard. Scale the artwork. Convert the rectangle to an artboard. delete the old artboard.
      Myra Ferguson
      Myra Ferguson
      Community Expert
      October 11, 2019

      Select all the items on the artboard, right-click, and select Collect for Export > As a Single Asset. In the Asset Export panel, Set the scale to whatever you need it to be (assuming you're scaling vectors--the resolution of any imported raster images would be a factor in scaling up) and make the Format: PDF.

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      AndreaLittlefieldAuthor
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      October 11, 2019
      Is there no way to go from say a 9 x 12 to an 18 x 24 in Illustrator or is the only way to do this to export into PDF?
      Myra Ferguson
      Myra Ferguson
      Community Expert
      October 11, 2019
      Export is just one way to do it. If the scale is proportional, you could change the size of the artboard, select all (Ctrl + A), hold both Shift and Alt to expand proportionally from the center and scale to the corner of the artboard.
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