Is there a way to get rid of this grid background?

[#1]

I'm hoping someone can help me get rid of this checkerboard background. Not sure if it happened with the upgrade, but it is giving me a headache.

[#2 · Accepted solution]

These are video rulers and so on.

To avoid them use another document preset ( no Video preset).

To remove them in existing documents see:

Starting with Illustrator, problem with background and artwork 

( sorry, screenshots from my computer in german language)

If that works for you

have fun

😉

[#3]

Thanks. I was able to get rid of the background pattern finally. The video rulers don't want to go away even when not chosen.

[#4]

@valeriel21761777 

You can't turn it off or you don't want to turn it off? (My english is not the best, sorry.)

Another simple way to get a "clean file":

• select all
• copy
• create a new RGB document (document: Preset RBG) of the same size
• paste in place

[#5]

Creating a clean new print file did the trick. Thanks for your help!

[#6]

As for the checkerboard: View menu > Hide Transparency Grid.

[#7]

Like @Kurt Gold wrote before. If you only mean the checkerboard background grid. You can toggle on and off that in the view menu.

Note: The standard shortcut is [Shift]+[Ctrl]+[D]

Maybe you used it accidentally.