Align and arrange drawing objects

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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  1. Select the floating drawing objects you want to align.
  2. Do one of the following:

    ShowTo align floating objects relative to each other

    1. On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw.

    2. Point to Align or Distribute, and make sure that Relative to Page or Relative to Canvas is not selected.

    3. Select the alignment you want.

    ShowTo align floating objects relative to the drawing canvas

    To use this procedure, the objects must be on a drawing canvas.

    1. On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw.

    2. Point to Align or Distribute, and then select Relative to Canvas.

    3. Click Draw again, point to Align or Distribute, and then select the alignment you want.

    Show To align floating objects relative to the page

    To use this procedure, the objects can not be on a drawing canvas, and you must be working in print layout view.

    1. On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw.
    2. Point to Align or Distribute, and then select Relative to Page.
    3. Click Draw again, point to Align or Distribute, and then select the alignment you want.

ShowAlign floating drawing objects on a grid

  1. On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw, and then click Grid.
  2. Do one or both of the following:
    • To automatically align drawing objects on an invisible grid, select the Snap objects to grid check box.

    • To automatically align objects with gridlines that go through the vertical and horizontal edges of other shapes, select the Snap objects to other objects check box.

  3. Select any other options you want.

ShowArrange drawing objects equal distances from each other

  1. Select the floating drawing objects you want to arrange.

    Unless you arrange the objects in relation to the page or drawing canvas, you must select three or more objects.

  2. Do one of the following:

    ShowTo distribute floating objects equal distances from each other

    1. On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw.
    2. Point to Align or Distribute, and make sure that Relative to Canvas or Relative to Page is not selected.
    3. Click Distribute Horizontally or Distribute Vertically.

    Show To arrange floating objects equal distances from each other in relation to the drawing canvas

    1. On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw.
    2. Point to Align or Distribute, and then click Relative to Canvas.
    3. Click Draw again, point to Align or Distribute, and then click Distribute Horizontally or Distribute Vertically.

    ShowTo arrange two or more floating objects or drawing canvases relative to the page

    To use this procedure, the objects can not be on a drawing canvas, and you must be working in print layout view.

    1. On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw.
    2. Point to Align or Distribute, and then click Relative to Page.
    3. Click Draw again, point to Align or Distribute, and then click Distribute Horizontally or Distribute Vertically.
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