Creating New Document in Adobe Illustrator CS6

The design process starts by creating a new document. You can create multiple documents and work on them simultaneously; however, opening more than one document consumes more processing power.

You can either create a new document using the New command under the File menu or press the shortcut keys, CTRL+N together. In both cases, the New Document dialog box opens, where you can specify various document properties, such as name, document profile, size, and number of art-boards.

The values specified in the Size option affect the height and width of the Illustrator document.

Perform the following steps to create a new document using the New command:

1. Select Start→All Programs Adobe Master Collection CS6→Adobe illustrator CS6 from the Start menu, if not already open. The main Illustrator window appears with a blank canvas.

2. Select File→New from the Menu bar to open the New Document dialog box.

3. Type a name in the Name text box. In our case, we have typed New Document.

4. Select a document profile in the Profile drop-down list. In our case, we have selected Web. You can select other profiles, such as Print, Devices, Video and Film, and Flash
Builder in the Profile drop-down list.

The default Size option for the Web profile is 960 × 560.

In the New Document dialog box, the Units option is set to Pixels and Orientation is set to landscape for the default Web profile. Additionally, there are other options in the Advanced section including Color Mode, Raster Effects, and Preview Mode. You can also modify these options to customize the profile. To expand the Advanced section, click the arrow head before the text Advanced if not already expanded.