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Aligning Shapes

Either: Align a single shape relative to the page, in six different ways.

Or: Align two or more shapes to a common line, relative to each other, in six different ways.

NOTE: Correct alignment will still be achieved when the Snap to Grid option is selected, and may mean that shapes are moved between (and off) the snap points.

To align a single shape, relative to the page:

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Select the shape to be aligned.

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Choose Arrange > Align Shapes > [alignment option], or the corresponding toolbar icon, to align to the page center or page edges.

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Optionally, choose an alignment option in the other direction. For example, to center a shape on the page, align to horizontal center and then align to vertical center, or vice versa.

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NOTE: When spread editing, the shape is aligned to the nearest page.

To align multiple shapes, relative to each other:

Shape alignment options
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Select the shapes to be aligned.

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Choose Arrange > Align Shapes > [alignment option], or the corresponding toolbar icon.

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The effect of applying each alignment option is illustrated in the figure, which shows:

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the result of applying each option to the initial arrangement of three shapes

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the center lines of the red triangle and blue square, marked with dashed lines

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the alignment line, marked in green

NOTE: The alignment line for options Align Horizontal Centers and Align Vertical Centers is set as the mid point between the center lines of the outermost shape on each side of the current selection (in this case, the red triangle and blue square).

Related Topics

Distributing Shapes

Nudging Shapes