Aligning and Distributing Shapes
About
align and distribute shapes
Align
shapes to a primary shape
Make
shapes same size or angle to the primary shape
Distribute
shapes
Move
shapes center of the page
Auto-align
shape to
other shapes
About
align and distribute shapes
The align box is the minimal bounding box of the
shape.
Note Align
and distribute command may be ineffective for
connector shapes, which is selected, its selection
handles
appear.
Align
shapes to a primary shape
-
Select the shape to
which you want to align other shapes, and then
press CTRL and click the shapes you want to
align to it.
The primary shape has
a thick magenta outline, you can press TAB to switch
the primary shape.
-
On the
Shape menu,
click Align.
You also can use Align Toolbar
.-
Click the alignment
options you want.
Make
shapes same size or angle to the primary shape
-
Select three or more
shapes.
The primary shape has
a thick magenta outline, you can press TAB to switch
the primary shape.
-
On the
Shape
menu, point to
Make Same, you can:
-
Click
Same Width
on the pop menu to make the shapes' width same
with the primary one.
-
Click
Same Height
on the pop menu to make the shapes' height same
with the primary one.
-
Click
Same Size
on the pop menu to make the shapes' width and
height same with the primary one.
-
Click
Same Angle
on the pop menu to make the shapes' angle same
with the primary one.
Also you can click the buttons
on Align
toolbar.
Note These
commands will not effect on connectors.
Distribute
shapes
-
Select three or more
shapes.
-
On the
Shape menu,
click Distribute.
You also can use
Distribute Toolbar
.
-
Choose a distribution
option.
-
For
Vertical distribution,
the boundaries are defined by the top and bottom
shapes in the selection.
-
For
Horizontal distribution,
the boundaries are defined by the leftmost and
rightmost shapes in the selection.
Move
shapes center of the page
-
Select one or more
shapes
-
Do one of following:
-
Click
Center
Drawing on the Shape menu, the selected shapes
will move to the center of the page.
-
Click
Center Page
Vertically
to move the selected shapes to vertical center
of the page.
-
Click
Center Page
Horizontally
to move the selected shapes to horizontal center
of the page.
Auto-align
shape ot other shapes
When you move shape,
shape will be automatically snapped into the
position has the same X coordinate or same Y
coordinate with the other shape on the drawing page,
if the shapes' X distance or Y distance is enough
small.
Note This
is ineffective for connector shapes too.
