Line Surrounding the artboard

[MahaB82A]

In the tutorial I can see very thin black line surrouning the art board, showing that artboard is active. But I cannot see that line in my file eventhough artboard is active. What is the reason for that?

[Doug A Roberts]

If you place two blank artboards next to each other, and then with the selection tool click on one and then the other, can you see any difference at all?

[Steve Werner · Accepted solution]

If you use the default of having a dark gray area surrounding the artboards, the difference between a selected and non-selected artboard is very subtle.

To see it more clearly, change Illustrator User Interace Preference and set Canvas Color to White and you'll see it.

[MahaB82A]

Thanks.

[Monika Gause]

I don't know which tutorial you are referring to. Some have actually drawn the user interface. They are not screenshots.

[MahaB82A]

This is online tutorial by Adobe.

[Monika Gause]

In many of these tutorials there are not screenshots, instead the images have been drawn.

[MahaB82A]

Here is the tutorial

Work with artboards 

1    Understand and navigate artboards