Select Window > Artboards to open the Artboards panel.
Last updated on
Sep 11, 2025
Learn how to remove artboards from your Illustrator document to keep your workspace organized.
Select one or more artboards you want to delete in one of the following ways:
- Select the artboard name in the Artboards panel to select one artboard.
- Shift-click the first and last artboard in a range to select all artboards in between.
- Ctrl + A (Windows) or Command + A (macOS) to select all artboards.
- Press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) as you select artboards in nonsequential order.
Select the Delete Artboard icon.
Tip
You can also delete artboards using the Properties or Control panel.
To delete all empty artboards at once, select Artboards panel menu icon in the Artboards panel, and then select Delete Empty Artboards.
Note
Your document requires at least one artboard. If you try to delete all the artboards, the artboard that’s numbered 1 will remain.
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