Create a custom new document profile

To create a custom document profile in Illustrator:

  1. Open the new document profile file you want to customize in the New Document Profiles folder located in these paths:

    • Windows: %AppData%\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator <version> Settings\<locale>\x64
    • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator <version>/<locale>
  2. Delete any existing swatches, graphic styles, brushes, or symbols you don't want to retain.

  3. Do the following:

    • Create any colors, patterns, and gradients you want, and save them as swatches. You can also import swatches from the Swatch Libraries into the default Swatches panel.
    • Save any graph designs that you want in your files using the Graph Design dialog box.
    • Create any graphic styles you want and save them to the Graphic Styles panel.
    • Create any brushes you want and save them to the Brushes panel.
    • Create any symbols you want and save them to the Symbols panel.
    • Select the options you want as default settings from the following: View preferences (from the View menu), ruler origins, page origins, print settings (in the Print dialog box, File > Print), and actions.
  4. Save the document profile file and restart Illustrator.

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