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Aligning and distributing objects

Corel DESIGNER lets you precisely align and distribute objects in a drawing. You can instantly view the effect of changes as you modify the options in the Align and distribute docker. By default, objects are aligned and distributed based on their paths. You can also align and distribute objects from the edge of their outlines.

You can align objects to each other or to parts of the drawing page such as the center, edges, and grid. When you align objects to objects, you can line them up by their centers or by their edges. You can also align objects with a reference point by specifying its exact x and y coordinates.

Corel DESIGNER lets you align multiple objects to the center of the drawing page horizontally or vertically.

You can distribute objects at equal intervals in a specified area.

Example of aligning objects to each one’s center

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Click the Active objects button .
Click the Page edge button .
Click the Page center button .
To align the center of the object with the page center, make sure that the Align center horizontally button and Align center vertically button in the Align area are enabled.
Click the Grid button .
Click the Specified point button , and type values in the Specify coordinates boxes.
You can also specify a point interactively by clicking the Specify point button and clicking in the document window.
In the Text area, choose one of the following options:

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You can also align objects with another object quickly, without using the Align and distribute docker, by clicking Object Align and distribute and clicking any of the first six alignment commands. The letter next to a command name indicates the keyboard shortcut that you can use to align objects. For example, the letter L next to the Align left command shows that you can press L to align objects with the leftmost point of the object that is used as a reference point.

You can use snapping to precisely specify the alignment point. For more information, see Working with precision.

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