Align and distribute objects

To align objects
To distribute objects
To distribute objects by a specified distance

You can align an object to image elements, or distribute objects throughout an image.

Objects can be aligned to each other, to the center of the image, to the edge of the image, or to the grid and guidelines. For information about aligning objects to the grid and guidelines, see Guidelines, grid, and rulers.

You can also align objects interactively by using alignment guides. For more information, see Alignment guides.

Distributing objects automatically adds spacing between them based on their width, height, and center points. You can distribute objects so that their center points or selected edges (for example, top or right) appear at equal intervals. You can also distribute objects so that there is equal space between them. You can distribute objects within the bounding box that surrounds them or over the entire image. In addition, you can distribute objects by specifying the distance between them. Objects can be distributed vertically, horizontally, or both.

You can access some of the alignment commands directly from the Object Align and Distribute menu, and you can access all alignment and distribute options from the Align and Distribute docker (Object Align and Distribute Align and Distribute).

To align objects

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1 Select the objects.
2 Click Object Align and Distribute Align and Distribute.
3 In the Align to area of the Align and Distribute docker, choose a reference point by performing a task from the following table:

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Do the following
Align an object with a specific object
Click the Selected objects button .
If you select the objects one at a time, the last object selected is the reference point for aligning the other objects. If you marquee select the objects, the object that is positioned in the upper-left corner of the selection is used as a reference point.
Align an object with the document edge
Click the Document edge button .
Align an object with the document center
Click the Document center button .
Align an object with the closest grid line
Click the Grid button .
4 Click one of the following buttons to use an object edge or center for aligning.
• Align left — to align the left edges of objects
• Align center horizontally — to align object centers along a vertical axis
• Align right — to align the right edges of objects
• Align top — to align the top edges of objects
• Align center vertically — to align object centers along a horizontal axis
• Align bottom — to align the bottom edges of objects

To distribute objects

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1 Select the objects.
2 Click Object Align and Distribute Align and Distribute.
3 To choose the area over which the objects are distributed, click one of the following buttons in the Distribute to area of the Align and Distribute docker:
• Selected objects — distributes the objects over the area of the bounding box surrounding them
• Document edge — distributes the objects over the entire document
4 To distribute objects horizontally, click one of the following buttons:
• Distribute left — evenly spaces the left edges of the objects
• Distribute center horizontally — evenly spaces the center points of the objects along a horizontal axis
• Distribute right — evenly spaces the right edges of the objects
• Distribute space horizontally — places equal intervals between the objects along a horizontal axis
5 To distribute objects vertically, click one of the following buttons:
• Distribute top — evenly spaces the top edges of the objects
• Distribute center vertically — evenly spaces the center points of the objects along a vertical axis
• Distribute bottom — evenly spaces the bottom edges of the objects
• Distribute space vertically — places equal intervals between the objects along a vertical axis

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To distribute objects, you must have more that one object selected.

To distribute objects by a specified distance

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1 Select the objects.
2 Click Object Align and Distribute Align and Distribute.
3 In the Distribute to area of the Align and Distribute docker, click the Object spacing button .
4 Type values in the H and V boxes.
5 To distribute objects horizontally, click any of the horizontal distribution buttons.
6 To distribute objects vertically, click any of the vertical distribution buttons.

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