How to Change to Landscape in Adobe Illustrator

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Whenever you feel like you need to change the orientation of your artwork such as a sudden change of plans or idea, here is then a simple tutorial on how to do it in Adobe Illustrator CS5. Follow this simple tutorial to learn how to change your Adobe Illustrator's artboard from portrait to landscape or vice versa.

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    For the purpose of this tutorial, make sure the rectangle is 8.5 x 11 inches. The sample is in red, but can be any color you wish. Now click on a small button at the top of your artboard labeled document setup.
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    the box will disappear and a new set of icons will appear on top of your artboard. Click on landscape to change your artboard's orientation.
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    To change it, simply select it, right click, click on transform and then rotate it at a 90 degree angle.
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