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Distribute Selection

Distributes three or more selected objects evenly along the horizontal axis or the vertical axis. You can also evenly distribute the spacing between objects.

To access this command...

Select three or more objects and

Choose Shape - Distribute Selection (Office Draw).

Open context menu - choose Distribute Selection (Office Impress).

Objects are distributed with respect to the outermost objects in the selection.

Original object distribution

Horizontally

Specify the horizontal distribution for the selected objects.

Horizontally Left

Distributes the selected objects, so that the left edges of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Object distribution horizontally left

Horizontally Centre

Distributes the selected objects, so that the horizontal centres of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Object distribution horizontally centre

Horizontally Spacing

Distributes the selected objects horizontally, so that the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Object distribution horizontally spaced evenly

Horizontally Right

Distributes the selected objects, so that the right edges of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Object distribution horizontally right

Vertically

Specify the vertical distribution for the selected objects.

Vertically Top

Distributes the selected objects, so that the top edges of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Distribute objects vertically top

Vertically Centre

Distributes the selected objects, so that the vertical centres of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Distribute objects vertically centre

Vertically Spacing

Distributes the selected objects vertically, so that the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Object distribution horizontally spaced evenly

Vertically Bottom

Distributes the selected objects, so that the bottom edges of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Distribute objects vertically bottom