There are various ways to align objects.
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How to Align Multiple Objects in Relation to One of the Objects
- Open an image to which you have added objects.
- Click the object that you want to use as the basis for aligning the other objects.
- Hold down the CTRL key and click the other objects on the image that you want to align. (The first object selected has orange handles, while the other selected objects have white handles.)
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Select the Object ribbon, and in the Alignment section, click any of the options.
Horizontally aligns the objects so the left border is at the same location.
Horizontally aligns the objects so the right border is at the same location.
Vertically aligns the objects so the top border is at the same location.
Vertically aligns the objects so the bottom border is at the same location.
Resizes the width of the selected objects so that they are all the same. The resizing is based on the width of the first object that you select.
Resizes the height of the selected objects so that they are all the same. The resizing is based on the height of the first object that you select.
Resizes the width and height of the selected objects so that they are all the same. The resizing is based on the width and height of the first object that you select.
Vertically aligns the selected objects so that the center of each is at the same location. The alignment is based on the center of the first object that you select.
Horizontally aligns the selected objects so that the middle of each is at the same location. The alignment is based on the middle of the first object that you select.
- Click
to save your work.
How to Align Objects on the Canvas
- Open an image to which you have added objects.
- Click on the object(s) that you want to align on the canvas. To select multiple objects, hold down the CTRL key and click the objects.
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Select the Object ribbon, and click one of the following options.
Centers the selected object(s) both vertically and horizontally on the canvas.
Centers the selected object(s) vertically on the canvas.
Centers the selected object(s) horizontally on the canvas.
- Click to save your work.
How to Use the Grid to Align Objects
- Open an image to which you have added objects.
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Select the View ribbon and choose one of the following options.
Check this check box to make a grid of dots appear over the image which you can use to position objects.
Check this check box automatically snap the object you move to a position on the nearest grid lines.
This option will allow you to adjust the size and spacing of the grid dots.
See Working With Grids.
Note You can also align text within objects. See Aligning Text.
What's Next?
If necessary, you can continue editing the image (e.g., adding objects, effects, a callout; cropping the image; resizing the image). Otherwise, you can finalize the image by saving it. See Editing Images.