What to do if you can't see your artboard(s) (boarders) on your drawing area?

[emilyh96107073]

I cannot visually see my artboard on my drawing area in illustrator. everything is white and I have tried to change the color in user interface but that is not it. I think I may have accidentally clicked shit+ command + something else or some random key strokes to make this not appear any solutions?

[Mylenium · Accepted solution]

View --> Artboards

Mylenium

[RandyR139]

does not work, I can still see the preview outline of my art but not the actual work itself. very frustrating not have a simple solution to such an obvious problem.

[Monika Gause]

RandyR139  schrieb

does not work, I can still see the preview outline of my art but not the actual work itself. very frustrating not have a simple solution to such an obvious problem.

Please tell us what exactly you have, which version and system this is, what you expect Illustrator to do and what exactly does not work.

Screenshots help understand. We can't see what's on your monitor.

[tromboniator]

I would venture to guess that yours is not the same problem as the OP, that you have pressed cmd/ctrl + Y and entered Outline mode. Press that combination again, and your artwork should reappear. Or go to the View menu > Preview.

Peter

[Oillut]

Thanks!

[danielsssssss]

Artboard isn't on the list when I click 'View'.

[E-CREATE]

If you outlined of all of your work I suggest you try Command + Y on Mac or Ctrl + Y on Windows or go to View and click on Preview (which will then turn into Outline). 

If that doesn't help, and you hided your Artboard(s), click Command + Shift + H on Mac or Ctrl + Shift + H on Windows or go to View and choose Show Artboards (which will then turn into Hide Artboards). 

Erna Krošelj, E-CREATE

Adobe Ai CC Expert

[MPH arts LLC]

This worked! Thank you! 

[cassi_kennard · Accepted solution]

Command + Shift + H

[maximom80762817]

Thank you!

[seong yubj31101421]

i just logged in for press thumbs-up....

[rfaulkner13]

Thank you...you clearly understood what the original question was asking for!

[Craig24265219yoxf]

Nailed it

[kenofaustino]

Thank you king!

[svanteg45094558]

command + shift + D. can be the solution. if you've done as I did and turned on "transparency layer" or something along those lines. (don't know the english name for the function, since I'm working in swedish..)

[Hadele111]

How did you fix it, having the same prob Mac..?

[igorg69074241]

Command + Shift + H

works for me.

[astronauticalvelociraptor]

what about if everything outside the artboard is white instead of gray? I want the stuuf outside of the art board to be gray like they are normally. 

[Ton Frederiks]

Preferences > User Interface > Canvas Color > White? 

Or is the visibility of all layers off?

[default30253816idwg3l]

View > Show Artboards

-Marie