Operation Manual

Working with Objects 137
Align Right) of an object. Object means the last selected object for
Shift-click multiple selection or the farthest back in Z-order for
marquee multiple selection.
To align one or more objects with a page edge:
• Follow the steps above, but check the Include Page option.
If selected, the page is added to the set of objects included in the alignment, e.g.
selecting Align Top aligns all of the objects in the selection to the top of the
page. If only one object is selected, page-edge alignment is automatic.
You can distribute objects, so that your objects (as a multiple selection) are
spread evenly between the endmost objects on your page. Alternatively, check
the Spaced option and corresponding measurement value to set a specific
distance between each object.
To distribute two or more objects:
1. Using the Pointer Tool, Shift-click on all the objects you want to
distribute, or draw a marquee box around them, to create a multiple
selection.
2. In the Align tab, select Distribute Horizontally or
Distribute Vertically to distribute objects vertically or horizontally,
respectively.
3. Check the Spaced option to set a fixed distance between vertically or
horizontally distributed objects (otherwise the objects distribute evenly
between endmost items).
Ordering objects
Think of the objects on a page as being stacked or piled on top of each other. The
front-most object is the one on top of the stack. Each time you create a new
object, it goes in front of the objects already there. But you can move any object
to any depth in the ordering sequence, and obtain sophisticated drawing effects
by learning how to manipulate the front/back relationship of objects.