Align Window

Align and Distribute Shapes

Align and distribute the bounding boxes of Shapes. You can align/distribute based on either the selection or the Composition.

Based on Selection

To align or distribute Shapes to other Shapes simply select more than one Shape and choose from the options below.

Based on Composition

Holding the alt key while clicking the options below will align or distribute Shapes to the Composition.

If you only have one Shape selected then the Alignment options will default to being based on Composition.

Options

Alignment

• Left Align - horizontally align the left edges of all selected Shapes.

• Centre Align - horizontally align the centre of all selected Shapes.

• Right Align - horizontally align the right edges of all selected Shapes.

• Top Align - vertically align the top edges of all selected Shapes.

• Middle Align - vertically align the centre of all selected Shapes.

• Bottom Align - vertically align the bottom edges of all selected Shapes.

Distribution

• Horizontal Distribution - distribute all selected Shapes horizontally.

• Vertical Distribution - distribute all selected Shapes vertically.

• Even Distribution - distribute all selected Shapes evenly (horizontally and vertically).

Alignment and distribution options are selection based by default. To align or distribute based on the Composition hold alt when choosing an option.

• Shapes are distributed between the first and last selected Shapes.

• When distributing Shapes based on selection a minimum of three shapes are required. If only two Shapes are selected then Horizontal or Vertical Distribution will be applied based on the Composition (e.g. as if alt was held.

When based on selection, 3 shapes are required for any Distribution. If you have only two Shapes selected then Distribution will be automatically be based on Composition.