How-To: Align objects to the horizontal center - OpenOffice.org Draw
- To align objects to the horizontal center relative to their position, first you must select them.
- Do this by first clicking on the first object you want to align.
- Good. Next, select the other objects you want aligned by holding down the shift key on the keyboard and clicking on each of them once.
- Once you have selected all the objects you need, release the shift key.
- Next, click here on "Modify."
- Once the menu opens, move your mouse over the option, "Alignment."
- A side menu should appear. Look for the "Centered" alignment option and click on it once.
- Great! As you can see the objects have been horizontally centered, relative to their original positions. Congratulations!
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Align objects to the horizontal center
This screencast demonstrates how to align objects
to the horizontal center of the drawing.
You will learn:
- How to select an object.
- How to select multiple objects.
- How to find the modify menu.
- How to align objects to the horizontal center of the drawing.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- Align objects to the horizontal center using the context menu
- Align one object to the horizontal center of the page using the context menu
- Select multiple objects using the keyboard
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