how to remove lines outside the edges

[Gloria253287821ovt]

Hello, does anyone know how to remove the parts of the rectangles that bleed out to the right of the curved line (see screenshot)? I tried eraser but it just makes the rectangles smaller.  Thanks!

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

You could do it a few different ways, but I would cut the rectangles, switch to Draw Inside mode, and paste in place.

[Gloria253287821ovt]

Hi, thank you so much! I am completely new to Illustrator so didn't know Draw Inside mode was a thing. Do you know how I can change the bounds (perforated lines) of the draw inside mode? I want the rectangles to go to the left edge, but they stop within the bounds of the curve.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

That would be whatever shape you pasted the rectangles into. It doesn't have to be one of your visible shapes--it could be a shape with a fill/stroke of None.

Let me know if this makes any sense--it IS Friday...

[Mike_Gondek]

There are so many ways to do this. I suggest you learn all of these, in this order.

Pathfinder - https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustrator-in-60-seconds-how-to-use-the-pathfinder-tool--cms-...

Clipping Masks - https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/clipping-masks.html

Opacity masks - https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/illustrator/how-to/illustrator-opacity-masks-transparency.html