Aligning Objects on a Page

You can move objects to another location on a page. If you want to, you can display guidelines on a page to assist you in aligning objects with other objects, as well as with the page's vertical and horizontal centres. You can also set objects to align automatically with these guidelines when you move the objects on a page.

To display guidelines

1. Select Format > Alignment.

The Alignment Guides dialogue box appears.

2. To display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with another object, select Show guides for active objects.

NOTE: To hide this guideline, clear the Show guides for active objects tickbox.

3. To display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with the page's vertical centre, select Show vertical page centre guide.

NOTE: To hide this guideline, clear the Show vertical page centre guide tickbox.

4. To display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with the page's horizontal centre, select Show horizontal page centre guide.

NOTE: To hide this guideline, clear the Show horizontal page centre guide tickbox.

5. To automatically align objects to guidelines when you move the objects on a page, select Snap objects to guides.

NOTE: To disable this option, clear the Snap objects to guides tickbox.

6. If you want to change the colour of the guidelines, press the coloured bar to the left of Guide Colour and then select a colour.

7. Press OK.