Artboards and how to use them ?

[Mvdarbs]

Hi Folks, 

 

It's been a while since I've been on here. Must mean I've been getting better with AP and AD... hmmm.

 

Anyway....

 

Artboards, what are they all about? I understand the idea behind them, useful for showcasing projects etc but they do confuse me and I am after some help. I have created a number of social media ready type banners and profile photos etc that I plan to use across various social media platforms for a new upcoming venture. I have each of these created as separate files having used both AD and AP to create them. I then thought it would be good to have them printed so that I can pin them up in my office and mull them over. I thought what would be the best way to place all of these separate files onto a single sheet and print it to display it. Then I thought of artboards. Now first things first am I being daft and this isn't a good use of art boards in this situation? secondly. How the hell do I place all my separately created layer files onto a single artboard? is it possible or am I just getting the whole concept totally wrong and this isn't going to work?

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated as alway.

 

Thanks

Mark

[firstdefence]

You might find this post informative, with links to Video tutorials from @R C-R and a nice explanation from @Chris_K