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babakness
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November 12, 2018
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How to create a new document from clipboard in Illustrator CC 2018?

  • November 12, 2018
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Hello--

How do I start a new document with the contents in clipboard? Is it also possible to create a new artboard cropped to the contents in clipboard (copied via command-c)

Thanks.

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Correct answer John Mensinger

It sounds like you're looking for Photoshop-like features of this type, but Illustrator doesn't do that. You'll have to just start a new file of appropriate profile using File > New, then Paste whatever is on the clipboard, and finally, double click the Artboard tool and choose Fit To Artwork Bounds from the Preset menu.

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John Mensinger
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John MensingerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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November 12, 2018

It sounds like you're looking for Photoshop-like features of this type, but Illustrator doesn't do that. You'll have to just start a new file of appropriate profile using File > New, then Paste whatever is on the clipboard, and finally, double click the Artboard tool and choose Fit To Artwork Bounds from the Preset menu.

    KazVorpal
    KazVorpal
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    December 2, 2019

    Calling is a PhotoShop-like feature obscures the fact that it's a fundamental feature,

    whose absence from Illustrator is a fail.

    It implies that this is something limited to the world of rasterized artwork,

    but it's essentially saving of about ten steps from every time we want to do New Image from Template.

     

    That the latter exists shows that the feature is useful and makes sense.

    Why force me to manually create or save an image elsewhere just to tediously import it with New Image from Template, when I already have it in my clipboard?

      John Mensinger
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      John MensingerCommunity Expert
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      December 2, 2019

      Photoshop's dedicated internal clipboard (which imports from/exports to the OS clipboard, provided the applicable preferences are set as such), facilitates retrieval of simple height/width raster image figures, whereas the potentially much more complex arithmetic of vector graphics isn't quite so simple for Illustrator to gleen from the OS clipboard. Of course you may lodge a feature request here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

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