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Figure 131: Alignment tools
• Centered – horizontally centers the selected objects. If only one object is selected, the
center of the object is aligned to the horizontal center of the page.
• Right – aligns the right edges of the selected objects. If only one object is selected, the
right edge of the object is aligned to the right page margin.
• Top – vertically aligns the top edges of the selected objects. If only one object is selected,
the top edge of the object is aligned to the upper page margin.
• Center – vertically centers the selected objects. If only one object is selected, the center of
the object is aligned to the vertical center of the page.
• Bottom – vertically aligns the bottom edges of the selected objects. If only one object is
selected, the bottom edge of the object is aligned to the lower page margin.
Note
The drop down list of alignment tools can be turned into a floating toolbar by clicking
at the bottom of the list and dragging it to a new position on your drawing
workspace.
Distributing objects
Distributing objects allows you to space three or more objects evenly along the horizontal axis or
the vertical axis. Objects are distributed using the outermost objects in the selection as base points
for spacing.
Select at least three objects, then go to Modify > Distribution on the main menu bar or right-click
and select Distribution from the context menu to open the Distribution dialog (Figure 132). The
options available are explained as follows:
• Horizontal distribution specifies the horizontal distribution between the selected objects.
– None – does not distribute the objects horizontally.
– Left – distributes the selected objects so that the left edges of the objects are evenly
spaced from one another.
– Center – distributes the selected objects so that the horizontal centers of the objects
are evenly spaced from one another.
– Spacing – distributes the selected objects horizontally so that the objects are evenly
spaced from one another.
– Right – distributes the selected objects so that the right edges of the objects are
evenly spaced from one another.
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