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alIgn and dIstrIbutE objEcts
In addition to dragging objects around the artboard, the Illustrator Align panel makes Note:
it very easy to align and distribute selected objects relative to one another, to a specific When multiple objects
key object in the file, or to the overall artboard. In this exercise, you learn how to use are selected, you can
the Align panel to align shapes. access the basic Align
options in the Properties
1. With icons.ai open, click and drag with the Selection tool to draw a panel. Click the More
marquee that touches some part of all four objects on the artboard.
Options button to access
The Selection tool selects objects, so the selection marquee only needs to touch the the full pop-up panel.
objects you want to select. The marquee doesn’t need to surround the objects entirely.

More Options

Start the outside of
the existing shapes to
avoid moving them.

Selection marquee

The bounding box shows
the outer edges of the
entire selection (the four
shapes collectively).

2. Open the Align panel (Window>Align) and click the Vertical Align Top button.
By default, alignment and distribution functions occur relative to the selected objects.
In other words, when you click the Vertical Align Top button, Illustrator determines the
topmost edge of the selected objects, and then moves the top edges of all other selected
objects to that position.
Depending on your monitor width, Align options
might also be available in the Control panel.

Vertical Align Top
button

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