Artboards act as blank canvases that you may use to design your creations. In Adobe Illustrator, a new document typically begins with one artboard by default, but occasionally we might add additional artboards. Your productivity will increase if you use numerous artboards since you can handle all of your files in a single document.

In Illustrator, moving an artboard may be done using one of two methods. Utilizing the artboard tool is the first approach. Utilizing the artboard panel is the second alternative approach. Both methods essentially involve activating the tool, selecting the artboard, and dragging it to the desired location.

Keep reading below as we take you through both these methods in more detail.

How to Add an Artboard

We must first become familiar with creating artboards before learning how to rearrange them in Illustrator. You can use the steps in this section to add an artboard in Illustrator.

Step 1: The majority of the time, when you choose New Document and then Project Type, this happens on its own

Step 2: Select the Artboard Tool (Shift-O) from the tool menu to start building an artboard from scratch. Make your artboard by clicking and dragging your mouse around the gray area.

Step 3: If you wish to change the proportions, rename your artboard, or use a preset, click the Artboard Options button.

Step 4: To manually resize your artboard, just utilize the Artboard Tool and move your mouse over its boundaries until the appearance of the pointer changes and indicates that you may do so. then resize by simply clicking and dragging.

Step 5: Navigate to the Artboards Panel (Windows > Artboards) and select the Add New Artboard option to add additional artboards to the project.

Moving Artboard in Illustrator

There are two ways to move your artboard in Illustrator, and both are covered in this section.

For more information on how to move artboards in Illustrator, watch this video below:

Using the Artboard Tool

Step 1: To begin using this method, use the Artboard Tool. (Shift+O) is the shortcut for this tool on the keyboard.

Step 2: After deciding which artboard tool to use, choose the artboard that you wish to move or rearrange. Select the artboard by clicking on it.

Step 3: Drag the chosen artboard to the area you wish for it to move.

Similarly, you can duplicate any artboard by following these three easy steps: 1) click on it, 2) hold down the Alt key, and 3) drag it.

Using the Artboard Panel

Step 1: From the toolbar on the right side, select the Artboard panel. Next, you may manually launch an artboard panel from the Window option on the toolbar if one is not already visible anywhere on your screen. Simply drag the panel to the tray. Your artboard panel is now conveniently located in your tray.

Step 2: You may see a collection of your artboards in the artboard panel. Your artboards can be altered, rearranged, resized, removed, or moved here. The artboard panel has all the tools you need to modify your artboards.

Step 3: From the list of artboards in the artboard panel, choose the artboard you wish to relocate.

Step 4: Once the artboard has been chosen, move it where you want it to be by using the navigation button (move up or down arrow).

Step 5: Save the document once you have the artboard in the location you want. Only after doing this will you be able to view the adjustments you made or the sequence you gave the artboards.

As an alternative, you can choose, drag, and place an artboard inside the artboard panel.

How to Rearrange Artboards in Illustrator

The steps listed below can be used to reorganize artboards in Illustrator’s Artboards Panel.

Step 1: Let’s look at how to rearrange the artboard orders in Illustrator. To change the order, go to the Artboards Panel, choose an artboard, and then use the up or down arrows.

Step 2: Next, we’ll cover how to rearrange the Illustrator artboards within the workspace. Click the Rearrange All Artboards button at the bottom of the Artboards window.

Step 3: You may choose from four distinct layout choices in this new tab; these are Grid by Row, Grid by Column, Arrange by Row, and Arrange by Column. For each new layout, decide how many columns or rows you need and determine the distance across each artboard.

If you wish to move your artwork along with the artboards, make sure that Move Artwork with Artboard is also selected.

Conclusion

And that’s how you move artboards in Illustrator. We sincerely hope that you find this Illustrator tutorial useful and pick up some new techniques you may use for your personal work. Happy editing!