Aligning Objects

You align the edges of the objects in the selection to the object LAST selected. You can align to the left, right, top or bottom edges of the object.

To align objects:

In Windows:
1. Select the objects which you want to align, ending with the object you want to align to.
2. Either use one of the alignment buttons in the Tools toolbar, or go to the Object menu then Align Edges and click one of the options.
In Mac OS:
1. Hold down the Shift key while you select the objects you wish to align, or draw a box (lasso) that encloses all objects that need to be aligned.
2. From the Item menu, select Align.
3. Select one of the available options from the submenu. (see figure below)

Mac OS Alignment options:

Alignment Option	Description
Left Edges	To align the selected objects along their left edges.
Right Edges	To align the selected objects along their right edges.
Top Edges	To align the selected objects along their top edges.
Bottom Edges	To align the selected objects along their bottom edges.
Horizontal Centers	To align the selected objects along their horizontal edges.
Vertical Centers	To align the selected objects along their vertical edges.

If you don't know which object you selected last, for example if you selected everything with Select All or pressing CTRL+A, reselect the object to align to, while holding down the SHIFT key.