How to Preview artboard only in Illustrator?

[Guest]

Like in InDesign where you can hit "W" to preview without the stuff outside the artboard, is there to look at the work thats just in the Composition?

Thanks

[Scott Falkner · Accepted solution]

Illustrator has no equivalent. You can add a layer with white or grey boxes to cover the bleed, then show/hide that layer whenever you want a clean InDesign-like preview.

[Guest]

I have been doing that and I was afraid you'd say that. But thanks.

[studioblackish]

A shame, really...

[_scott_]

I think Carlos wrote a script for this... if I can find it.....

Yup.. check this thread....

http://forums.adobe.com/message/3895305#3895305

[Seb29]

That script hasn't worked once for me. It clips the wrong areas.

Adobe needs to make this a one-keystroke solution as in InDesign (the W key). I would say this is the most requested feature.

[dawndesigning]

YES AND.... if the clipping mask and content were as easy to select and resize independently InDesign frames, I could easily resize frames to the artboard and wouldn't need a clean preview so badly.

[Geoff_RealDeal]

I realize this is an older forum but it is still crazy to me that there isn't a preview where I can see only what's on the artboard or within trim lines without created a giant layer and cutting out the middle. InDesign has this functionality... why not Illustrator?

[Doug A Roberts]

you could say that about any number of features. but this one is apparently on the way:

Bleed View - a view mode that shows just the artwork – Adobe Illustrator Feedback

[Geoff_RealDeal]

Thanks, Doug. I agree. Not everything can be the same across every program. It's just something simple that has been widely requested for over a decade that already exists elsewhere in Adobe's programs. I'm only adding my voice to express the desire to see it implemented.

On a positive note, I did appreciate recently seeing the option to use another program's controls (e.g. Photoshop in Illustrator) if so desired.

Thanks again for the response.

[John5DB6]

I noticed this is from almost 11 years ago, if by chance you are still facing this challenge I'll suggest you try this shortcut- "Shift +F". Works perfectly for CC 2020. Cheers

[Monika Gause]

"I noticed this is from almost 11 years ago"

And 11 years ago the feature you are describing didn't exist.

[davidm69455222]

I just usually preview with save for web

[saltyalexgfx]

Hey, what i do is SHIFT>OPT> COMMAND> S all at once, as if you're going to save for web, gives you a png preview (or whatever you have it set to show), you can then cancel it.

[bjornv34678272]

Finally ! After 10 years.

You now can go View -> Trim View >

This incredible revolutionary divine intervention of a feature came to mother-earth 30th of april.

10 years after it was first requested.

[Doug A Roberts]

It was introduced in the October update, so just a quick nine years.