: Is there option to fit square to artboard size in Illustrator? I constantly create square background which I should adjust to artboard size. Almost every time I miss one or two pixels (Retina

@Kristi927

I'm done that just select the square path with Direct Selection Tool (A). and go to corner the square, hold ctrl (windows). And then drag the square corner to fit the artboard size.

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@Vandalay110

A script that takes care of this for you:
gist.github.com/ruandre/7b47cbf2a4c55dac9adb

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@Gail6891361

If you select the square, there should be a "reference point" square on the "control toolbar". Set the "reference point" of the object to "upper left," and then type in 0,0 for x,y coords and make w,h the same dimensions as the art board.

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@Nimeshi706

Just choose Object > Artboards > Fit to Artwork. That will make the artboard fit precisely to the edge of all the artwork, including the background square.

There is no command to scale artwork to match the artboard.

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@Bryan765

Try turning on your Smart Guides: View > Smart Guides or Ctrl+U / option+U. If you aim for a corner on your artboard, you'll get a green 'intersect' mention telling you that you're on the exact edge.

Smart guides help with lots and lots of other aligning tasks, too!

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