How to change background in adobe illustrator

If you want to change the background color and have it printable, you will want to add a rectangle of color behind your graphics. For the interface background, you can change the color in the preferences menu.

You can also change the color by enabling the transparency grid and altering the color of the grid. 

My name is April, and I’ve been working in the graphic design field for 14+ years now. The type of design you are creating will determine a lot of the way you go about utilizing Illustrator.

There are multiple ways to do just about everything in Illustrator so that you can tailor your workflow to what works best for you.

In this tutorial, I’m going to go over how to change the background color of your document, the user interface, and the color of your background that won’t be printed.

Let’s get into it. 

Key Takeaways

• Adding an extra layer with a rectangle the size of your artboard is the easiest way to change the background color.
• You can manually type in the size of the rectangle when you click on the artboard with the Rectangle Tool
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