Aligning objects

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

To display guidelines

1. Select View > Alignment.

   The Alignment dialog box appears.

2. Select check boxes to specify which guidelines you want to display:

   Check box	Select this check box to:
   Show guides for active objects	Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with another object.
   Show vertical page center guide	Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with the page’s vertical center.
   Show horizontal page center guide	Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with the page’s horizontal center.
   Snap objects to guides	Automatically align objects to guidelines when you move the objects on a page.

3. If you want to change the color of the guidelines, press the colored bar to the left of Guide Color, and then select a color.

4. Press OK.

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