How to change the background color in Adobe Illustrator: 14 steps

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This article will show you how to change the background color in Adobe Illustrator.

Steps

Change the Background Color in Adobe Illustrator Step 1

Step 1. Open the image in Adobe Illustrator

To do this, double-click the yellow “Ai” icon, then click File> Open from the menu bar (at the top of the screen). Select the image whose background color you want to change, and then click Open.

Change the Background Color in Adobe Illustrator Step 2

Step 2. Click File on the menu bar

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Step 3. Click on Document Options

It's near the bottom of the drop-down menu.

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Step 4. Check the box next to Simulate colored paper

It's in the Transparency Options section.

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Step 5. Click on the upper window with a color sample

It's on the right side of the Transparency Options section (to the left of the mesh image).

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Step 6. Choose a background color

To do this, click on the desired color on the palette, and then adjust its saturation using the slider.

When you're done, the selected color will be displayed in the swatch box in the lower left corner of the dialog box

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Step 7. Click on the swatch and drag it to the empty square

The empty squares to the right of the color swatch allow you to save custom colors.

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Step 8. Close the dialog box

On Windows, click X, and on Mac OS X, click the red circle in the corner of the dialog box.

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Step 9. Click on the lower box with a color sample

It's on the right side of the Transparency Options section (to the left of the mesh image).

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Step 10. Click on the color you just saved

You will find it in the small square at the bottom right of the dialog box (in the square where you dragged the color you want). The swatch window (in the lower left corner of the dialog box) displays the same color as the small square.

Change the Background Color in Adobe Illustrator Step 11

Step 11. Close the dialog box

On Windows, click X, and on Mac OS X, click the red circle in the corner of the dialog box. The color swatches and the grid will display the color you want.