Turn off artboard names / labels when using Artboard Tool
When using the Artboard tool, the artboard label can interfere with the artboard content. Can there be an option to turn the artboard name off or move it to be above the artboard and not within the boundary?
To hide the permanent captions for artboards, go to Preferences > Selection & Anchor Display and disable the new 'Show Artboard name on canvas' option.
This would restore the previous behavior with labels being displayed only when Artboard Tool / mode is active, and shown above the artwork.
This feature was added because of this request
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mikey_likes_it
commented
Thank you, @Egor Chistyakov! The Help Search didn't work to help find this option, but I forgot to use the Preferences Search to find this. Thanks again!
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A related request:
Make permanent artboard captions displayed on top when using Artboard Tool / mode
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/50642258 -
mikey_likes_it
commented
Updated to Illustrator 2026 ver. 30.0 and now I have artboard labels showing up in the pasteboard area while the Selection Tool is in use. How do I turn Artboard Labels off? I am on macOS Tahoe 26.0.1
