iPhone template preset is way too big

[Trevon26190121jls9]

Hi, I'm trying to design an iPhone app page in Illustrator and have to print it out true to the size of an iPhone. The file seems to be extremely big, and font sizes have to be very large. When I go to print, the artboard is extremely big, and I can't scale it to the paper or it won't be true to size. 

[jane-e]

@Trevon26190121jls9 

Are you doing this project in Adobe Illustrator or in Adobe XP (where you posted)?

Jane

[Trevon26190121jls9]

Adobe Illustrator, sorry first community post.

[jane-e]

Welcome to the community forums @Trevon26190121jls9 ! It's our job to spot posts that end up in the wrong forum and we are happy to move them to a place where you're more likely to get assistance.

I've moved your post from Adobe XP to the Adobe Illustrator forum.

Jane

[Trevon26190121jls9]

Thank you!

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

The thing is not meant for printing.

It represents the number of pixels. And since the screen of an iPhone is Retina with very dense pixels and Illustrator is working based on 72 ppi resolutions, this ill not work. If you are going to print this, I would suggest you build your own template based on the absolute physical size in millimeters or inches.

[Trevon26190121jls9]

That makes sense, thank you!