Aligning controls on documents

If you have several controls that you want to align with each other, you can have the Document Editor align them for you.

The selected controls can be aligned in relation to the position of a single control, as described in the following alignment options:

The selected controls can be aligned in relation to all the controls as a group, as described in the following alignment options:

You can also align objects by selecting them and setting their Left or Top property in the Position section of the Property List.

For an example of aligning controls, refer to the Document Creation Help.

To align controls

Open the document in the Document Editor. How?
Select the controls to be aligned. How?

You can select controls in different sections.
Do one of the following:
- Right-click the controls, point to Align, then select an option.
- From the Format menu, select Align, then select an option.
  
  The alignment options are described below.
  - Left horizontally aligns all selected controls with the leftmost control.
  - Center horizontally centers all selected controls.
  - Right horizontally aligns all selected controls with the rightmost control.
  - Top vertically aligns all selected controls with the topmost control.
  - Middle vertically centers all selected controls.
  - Bottom vertically aligns all selected controls with the lowest control.
  - To Grid aligns the upper left corner of all selected controls to the closest grid point.