Alignment functions
The alignment functions are found in the page designer’s toolbar and in its context menu and
are enabled when two or more elements in a page are selected. Selecting multiple page
elements is done by clicking them while holding down the shift key. The behaviour of some of
the commands depends on the last element that was selected.
Horizontal alignment functions:
Align left aligns the left edges of the selected elements with the last element
selected.
Align centre aligns the centres of the selected elements with the last element
selected.
Align right aligns the right edges of the selected elements with the last element
selected.
Space equally moves the elements between the leftmost and rightmost elements so
that they are equally spaced. Only a single row of at least three elements can be
selected for this function.
Centre in page moves the group of selected elements so the group is centred
horizontally in the middle of the page.
Vertical alignment functions:
Align top aligns the top edges of the selected elements with the last element
selected.
Align centre aligns the centres of the selected elements with the last element
selected.
Align bottom aligns the bottom edges of the selected elements with the last element
selected.
Space equally moves the elements between the topmost and bottommost elements
so that they are equally spaced. Only a single column of at least three elements can
be selected for this function.
Centre in page moves the group of selected elements so the group is centred
vertically in the middle of the page.
Page design restrictions
Care must be taken so that page elements do not overlap each other. The page designer will
display red shapes around overlapping regions to indicate that these areas will not be drawn
correctly. The simulator also attempts to simulate the affects of overlapping elements.
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