How to Expand a Document in Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a vector-drawing application, though it can also process and work with raster images. Though Adobe Illustrator is not optimized for resizing images, you can still expand an image or document's size: after you have created your document in Illustrator, resize the aggregate image to expand or decrease the size of the document. Vector graphics resize without loss of quality, whereas pixel-based raster graphics degrade as they are expanded.
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Instructions
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Open the image to resize in Adobe Illustrator.
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Click the "File" option, then click "Save for Web & Devices" to open a dialog box.
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Click the tab labeled "Image Size" in the dialog box.
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Type the new dimensions into the "Width" and "Height" input boxes, then click "Apply." Alternatively, type a percentage of the original document, such as "110%," to expand the document.
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Tips & Warnings
Another option to resize Adobe Illustrator documents is with Adobe Photoshop. Open the document in Adobe Photoshop, then click on "Image" from the top navigation bar. Click the "Image Size" option, and specify the image size in the "Width" and "Height" input boxes.
