Align dialog box

This dialog box lets you align objects to one another, to the page edges, or to a selected path.

Align To Page

Lets you use buttons to change the alignment of objects on the page. When you choose an alignment button, the preview box displays the object alignment.

Align To Object

Uses the bounding box that surrounds all selected objects as the basis for alignment. For example, if you select three objects and align them at top left, they align to the top left corner of the surrounding bounding box.

Reset

Returns the objects to their original positions.

Left

When Aligning Objects: Aligns all selected objects to the left of their bounding box.

When Aligning To Page: Aligns all selected objects to the left page margin.

Center

When Aligning Objects: Aligns all selected objects to the horizontal center of their bounding box.

When Aligning To Page: Aligns all selected objects to the horizontal center of the page.

Right

When Aligning Objects: Aligns all selected objects to the right edge of their bounding box.

When Aligning To Page: Aligns all selected objects to the right page margin.

Distribute Horizontally

When Aligning Objects: Distributes the selected objects horizontally within their bounding box so that they are equally spaced.

When Aligning To Page: Distributes the selected objects horizontally on the page so that they are equally spaced.

Top

When Aligning Objects: Aligns all selected objects to the top edge of their bounding box.

When Aligning To Page: Aligns all selected objects to the top page margin.

Middle

When Aligning Objects: Aligns all selected objects to the vertical center of their bounding box.

When Aligning To Page: Aligns all selected objects to the vertical center of the page.

Bottom

When Aligning Objects: Aligns all selected objects to the bottom edge of their bounding box.

When Aligning To Page: Aligns all selected objects to the bottom page margin.

Distribute Vertically

When Aligning Objects: Distributes the selected objects vertically within their bounding box so that they are equally spaced.

When Aligning To Page: Distributes the selected objects vertically on the page so that they are equally spaced.

Align objects as a Group

If you are aligning to the page, click this to treat the selected objects as a group.



Related Topics   

Aligning Objects to the Page

Aligning Objects to Other Objects