How-To: Align objects to the left using the toolbar - OpenOffice.org Draw
- To align your objects to the left, relative to their positions using the toolbar, first select an object you need by clicking on it once.
- Good! Next, hold down the shift key on the keyboard and click once on the other objects you want selected.
- Once all the objects you need are selected, release the shift key. Afterwards, move your mouse towards this button here.
- This is the alignment button, click on the down arrow beside it to see different alignment options.
- Once the alignment buttons appear, look for the "Left" alignment button and click on it once.
- Great! If you notice carefully the objects you selected have aligned themselves to the left, relative to the one at the left moist postion. Congratulations!
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Align objects to the left using the toolbar
This screencast demonstrates how to align objects
to the left of the drawing using the toolbar.
You will learn:
- How to select an object.
- How to select multiple objects.
- How to find the alignment button in the toolbar.
- How to align
objects to the left of the drawing using the toolbar.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- Align objects to the left
- Align objects to the left using the context menu
- Align objects to the right
- Select multiple objects using the keyboard
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