Expert: Tom Rouze - 3/18/2009

Question
how can we take 4 pages at the same time in one art board and how to hide
&unhide the art board option


Answer
Hello Lucky,

There are a few steps to do this. Here's something I found that seems to be what you explained you are looking to do.
1. Set the document size
Create a document size that’s larger than a single page:
Go to File in the menubar and choose Document Setup.
Multiply the width of a single page by the total number of pages you want. Set the width to this number. For example, if you want a final PDF document of five letter-sized (8.5 x 11 inches) pages, set the Width to 42.5 inches and the Height to 11 inches.
2. Turn page tiling on
Next, turn on page tiling so you can print and save multiple pages. For some weird reason, you can no longer do this in the Document Setup window. It’s now in the Print window:
Go to File in the menubar and choose Print.
Choose Setup.
In the Tiling pulldown, choose Tile Full Pages and click Done.
While viewing the main document window, go to View in the menubar and choose Show Page Tiling (if it’s not already on).
3. Save as PDF
After laying out your pages, the final step is to Save it as a multi-page PDF. It’s easier than you think:
Go to File in the menubar and choose Save As.
In the Format pulldown, choose Adobe PDF (pdf) and click Save. A new window of PDF options will appear.
In the new window, check Create Multi-page PDF from Page Tiles and click Save PDF.
In a few moments, Illustrator will generate a multi-page PDF. That’s all there is to it.

Now as for hide/unhide. put each page on a separate layer would be my suggestion.
I hope this helped.

Thank you,

Tom