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Justin Rose
12,842 PointsIllustrator img placing issue
Ok so im learning Illustrator, I tried setting up my first document from the Video and the img is a .jpg of the moon sketch. i tried every step like the video and tryed resizing the image in the art board and the img is Enormous and all the way to the bottom right of the Artboard. Does anybody have any answers on how i can Place the Img in the center so i can continue?
4 Answers
jaevernonaquino
5,443 PointsAnother easy method is after placing your image on the Artboard, press Alt+Cmd+0 to zoom out (View > Fit All in Window). Then, press and hold Alt+Shift buttons while resizing your image.
Hope these two (2) methods help you because there's still no "Paste in Center" feature in the Edit menu.
jaevernonaquino
5,443 PointsHi Justin,
Have you tried opening the Align and Transform panels? By opening Align panel (Window > Align), you can center your image after pasting it on the Artboard by clicking "Horizontal Align Center" and "Vertical Align Center" icons. Then, after you have made it center on the Artboard, open Transform panel (Window > Transform) and type your preferred values on Width and Height.
Justin Rose
12,842 PointsCool thanks worked out well, I opened another file to try it out. I just re-scaled the img and dragged over on the one i was working on idk if that the same but your way sounds more correct. I appreciate it!!! i just got a design intern and it was crazy they said come up with logos and i never messed with illustrator "awesome tool to use"
jaevernonaquino
5,443 PointsYou're welcome Justin! I'm glad those two (2) methods work for you. Just remember to use method #1 if you want to produce accurate or pixel-perfect designs like icons (eg. 64x64 px, 256x256 px, etc.), or use method #2 for quick resizing images.