Moving Layers Between Artboards

Fletch45  wrote Now when I tried to align center Layer B on Artboard 2, my layer zoomed back to Artboard 1 and centered on it. So my question is: Why is the layer properties bound to my first artboard?

Hi Fletcher,

Artboards were introduced in CS4, and as Monica says, Layers are not tied to an Artboard. If you want those objects to be on a new artboard, that is a separate step to create and move the objects.

But let’s look at what you didn’t ask:

If you are trying to align objects on Artboard 2 and it zooms back to Artboard 1, you may not actually be on Artboard 2. Try again. This time look in the status bar or Properties panel or Artboard panel and confirm that you are on Artboard 2 and not just viewing it. Then select your shapes and try again.

(I did not mention Layers here, although you did, because they have nothing to do with the situation.)

In class, I have the students position an object halfway between two artboards and note that Illustrator thinks we are on Artboard 2 even though we have scrolled over a bit. When we align to the artboard, it jumps to the second. Then we select Artboard 1 and re-select the shape without moving it and try again. This time it goes to Artboard 1.

You will also see a thin black line around a selected Artboard.

~ Jane