# Artboard properties

Your artboard has a few main properties too such as its size and the background color that can be adjusted.

### Size

To change the size of your artboard

* Click out on the canvas.
* Go to the the properties panel on the right.
* Edit the 'File size' property as desired

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### Background color

To change the background color of your artboard:

* Click out on the canvas.
* Go to the the properties panel on the right.
* In the BackToggle the 'eye' icon in

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