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Aligning and Distributing Objects Align Right Edges Align Top Edges

You can also use the Align panel to align
INDESIGN FOUNDATIONS the page margins, to the page, or to the Distribute Vertical Centers Align Bottom Edges
multiple objects relative to one another, to
Align Vertical Centers
Align Horizontal Centers
Align Left Edges
spread.
Distribute Top Edges
Distribute Right Edges
The Align Objects options are fairly self
Distribute Horizontal Centers
explanatory; when multiple objects are
Distribute Left Edges
Distribute Bottom Edges
selected, the objects align based on the
edge(s) or center(s) you click.
Align To Options
You can use the Align To menu to determine how objects will align.
Using the (default) Align To Selection option, selected objects align
to one another based on the outermost edge of the entire selection. By default, the Align Objects options apply based
In other words, aligning the top edges moves all objects to the same on the outermost edge of the active selection.
Y position as the highest object in the selection. (Dashed lines indicate the original top edges of the
three selected objects.)
If you use the Key Object option, you
can click any object in the selection to
designate it as the key. (The key object
shows a heavier border than other objects
in the selection.)

Because you can align objects relative to Using the Align To Key Object option, the Align
the document, the align buttons are also options apply to the edges of the defined key object.
available when only one object is selected,
allowing you to align any single object to a precise location on the page or spread.

Distribution Options
The Distribute Objects
options enable you to By default, the Distribute
control the positions Objects options equally
of multiple objects space the selected objects
within the outermost
relative to each other. dimensions of the selection.
By default, objects are
equally distributed
within the dimensions
of the overall selection; Use Spacing places a
you can check the Use specific amount of space
Spacing option to space between the edges (or
edges or centers by a centers) of selected objects.
specific amount.

The Distribute Spacing
options place equal
space between the The Distribute Spacing
overall selected objects. options place a specific
You can also check the amount of space
Use Spacing option to between selected objects.
add a specific amount of
space between the selected objects.
Many of the options from the Align panel are also available in the Control panel; the Align options are also available in all
of the built-in workspaces. If you are using the Essentials workspace, the Distribute options are not available in the Control
panel; you can turn them on by customizing the panel or by choosing the Advanced workspace option.

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