How-To: Align objects to the vertical center - OpenOffice.org Draw
- To align objects to the vertical center relative to their positions, first select one of them by clicking on it.
- Good! Next, select the other objects you want aligned by holding down the shift key on the keyboard and clicking on each them once.
- Once done, click here on "Modify."
- Then, on the menu that opens, move your mouse over the option "Alignment."
- A side menu should appear. Click on the option "Center" (not "centered").
- Great! These objects have been aligned to the vertical center relative to their original positions. Congratulations!
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Align objects to the vertical center
This screencast demonstrates how to align objects
to the vertical 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 vertical center of the drawing.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- Align one object to the vertical center of the page using the context menu
- Align objects to the vertical center using the toolbar
- Align objects to the horizontal center using the context menu
- Select multiple objects using the keyboard
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