To align an object to the page edge

1Select an object.

If you want to align an object group, select the group.

2Click Arrange ` Align and distribute ` Align and distribute.

3Click the Align tab.

4Enable the check boxes that correspond to the horizontal and vertical alignment you want.

If you want to align objects vertically, enable the Left, Center, or Right option.

If you want to align objects horizontally, enable the Top, Center, or Bottom option.

5Choose Edge of page from the Align to object list box.

You can also align objects by selecting them and clicking the Align and distribute button on the property bar.

You can align an object to the grid by choosing Grid from the Align objects to list box.

To distribute objects

1Select the objects.

2Click Arrange ` Align and distribute ` Align and distribute.

3Click the Distribute tab.

4Enable the check boxes that correspond to the distribution you want.

5In the Distribute to area, enable an option that corresponds to the distribution area.

Snapping objects

While you move or draw an object, you can snap it to another object in a drawing. You can snap an object to a number of snap points in the target object. When the pointer is close to a snap point, the snap point is highlighted, indicating it as the target that the pointer will snap to.

To snap an object to another object with greater precision, you first snap the pointer to a snap point in the object, and then snap the object to a snap point in the target object.

For example, you can snap the pointer to a rectangle’s center, and then drag the rectangle by its center and snap it to the center of another rectangle.

The pointer was snapped to an end node of the screw (left), and then the screw was dragged to snap to the center of an ellipse (right).

Snapping modes determine what snap points in an object you can use. The table below includes descriptions of all available snapping modes.

You can choose a number of snapping options. For example, you can disable some or all snapping modes to make the application run faster. You can also choose the distance from the pointer at which a snap point will become active by setting the snapping threshold.

To turn snapping on or off

•Click View ` Snap to objects.

A check mark beside the Snap to objects command indicates that snapping is turned on.

You can also press Alt+ Z to toggle snapping on and off.

To snap objects

1Select the object you want to snap to the target object.

2Move the pointer over the object until the snap point you want becomes highlighted.

3Drag the object close to the target object, and when the snap point you want becomes highlighted, release the mouse button.