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This tutorial shows you how to set the dimensions of your Adobe Illustrator project.

Starting a New Project

  1. Launch Adobe Illustrator.
  2. Select one of the options for a new document or Select More Presets if you don’t see what you need or if you need a custom size.
new document presets

If you need a custom size, type it into the Width and Height fields on the right. Change the “points” field to the unit type you need first.

new document window
  1. Once you have the size you need, click the blue Create button in the lower right corner of the window.
create button
  1. Save your document from the File menu.
save in file menu

You will want to save your project periodically while working on it by selecting Save again in the File menu.