User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
Align to Choose a reference for alignment:
Key Selection Object: Aligns all the objects in relation to the key
selection object. Key selection object does not move.
Grid: Aligns all objects to the grid. If no grid is defined, the objects
don’t move. The key selection object has no effect.
Printable Area: Aligns all objects with the edge of printable area.
If no printable area is defined, the entire document is selected.
Document: To a specified location in the document. If you center
an object in a multi-page illustration, portions can appear on
multiple tiles.
Distribute to Choose a reference for distribution:
Selection Bounds: Distributes all the objects over the area
defined by current selection bounds. Key selection object may
move.
Printable Area: Distributes all objects with the edge of printable
area. If no printable area is defined, the entire document is
selected.
Document: Distributes all objects over the entire area of the
document. Key selection object may move.
Fixed Amount: Distributes all objects over a fixed distance. Key
selection object doesn’t move and remaining objects are positioned
accordingly within that distance. Enter the amount in the Horizontal
and Vertical fields below the Distribute to menu.
Spacing: Distributes all objects so the distance between each
object is the amount indicated in the Vertical and Horizontal fields
below the Distribute to menu. The key selection object doesn’t
move and the remaining objects are positioned accordingly. The
amount of spacing may be a negative number.
When applying either horizontal or vertical edge-to-edge alignment, the order of the aligned
objects depends on the order in which the objects were created; i.e., the object furthest to
the left or at the very top in an edge-to-edge alignment was created first. Both Edge to Edge
options have the same effect. They align all the remaining objects edge to edge with the key
selection object.
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