updated on 05 August 2022 | reading time: 2 minutes

Arranging objects

Aligning

You can also access menu-command equivalents under Modify > Align.

object alignment

Align options move all selected objects to align with one of the selected elements acting as a guideline for the others. For example, if you choose Align Left, all objects will move to be aligned with the left-most selected object’s edge. The object that acts as a guideline doesn’t move. If there are one or more locked objects selected, they’re used as key object(s), and alignment is relative to their boundaries.

If only one object is selected, Align commands use the page limits as the alignment guide.

Align Left

Aligns all selected objects to the left side of the left-most object (left side of the selection bounding box).

 

Note: If there is a locked object selected it will be used as a key object, and all others are aligned to the left part of the locked object. If there are several locked objects selected, the alignment uses the left side of the left-most locked object.

 

Align Center

Aligns all selected objects to the center of the selection bounding box.

Align Right

Aligns all selected objects to the right side of the right-most object (right side of the selection bounding box).

Align Top

Aligns all selected objects to the top side of the top-most object (top side of the selection bounding box).

Align Middle

Aligns all selected objects to the middle of the selection bounding box.

Align Bottom

Aligns all selected objects to the bottom side of the bottom-most object (bottom side of the selection bounding box).

Same width & height

Modify > Align > Same Width or Modify > Align > Same Height

Makes selected objects all the same width or the same height, using the width or height of the selection bounding box.

object width

object height