User`s guide

Chapter 1 Desktop
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Distributing Objects
The Distribute Selected menu is similar to the Align Selected menu except that it requires at
least three objects. The two extreme objects are distributed so that if five objects are
selected, the two extreme objects do not move and the other three are distributed evenly
between them.
To distribute objects:
1. Shift-select three or more tracks in the timeline (or their corresponding images in the
Composite window).
2. Select Track > Distribute Selected. The example shows the original composition with
four separate objects.
3. Select one of the following:
• Top: Moves the objects up or down so that the top edge of each object is evenly
distributed between the top edge of the two extreme objects. In the example, objects a
and d are the extreme objects.
• Bottom: Moves the objects up or down so that the bottom edge of each object is
evenly distributed between the bottom edge of the two extreme objects. In the
example, objects a and c are the extreme objects.
• Left: Moves the objects left or right so that the left edge of each object is evenly
distributed between the left edge of the two extreme objects. In the example, objects a
and d are the extreme objects.
• Right: Moves the objects left or right so that the right edge of each object is evenly
distributed between the right edge of the two extreme objects. In the example, objects
a and b are the extreme objects.
• Horizontal: Moves the objects horizontally (only) so that their centers distribute
evenly between the centers of the two extreme objects. The two extreme object’s
centers are leftmost and rightmost on the screen. In the example, objects a and c are
the extreme objects.
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b
c
d