# Alignment Tools

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/WMhmlu9ExSk>" %}

### To Use:

Access Alignment Tools by selecting a component and clicking the More menu.

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{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Align to Screen" %}
{% hint style="info" %}
Align to screen shows up when one or more components are selected.
{% endhint %}

Align to screen acts as if the entire selection is a group and aligns the components with the screen.

### Align Horizontally

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### Align Vertically

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{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Align to Selection" %}
{% hint style="info" %}
Align to selection shows up when two or more components are selected.
{% endhint %}

Align to selections acts as if the entire selection is a group and aligns the components with the selection.

### Align Selection Left

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### Align Horizontal Center

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### Align Right

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### Align Top

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### Align Vertical Center

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### Align Bottom

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{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Distribute" %}
{% hint style="info" %}
Distribute shows up when three or more components are selected.
{% endhint %}

Distribute distributes the space between the selected components.&#x20;

### Distribute Vertical Spacing

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### Distribute Horizontal Spacing

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{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

<details>

<summary><strong>Keyboard Shortcuts</strong></summary>

**Align to Selection:**\
Align top: OPTION + W

Align left: OPTION + A

Align bottom: OPTION + S

Align right: OPTION + D

Align Vertical Center: OPTION + V

Align Horizontal Center: OPTION + H<br>

**Align to Screen**\
Align Vertically: OPTION + SHIFT + V

Align Horizontally: OPTION + SHIFT + H

</details>

{% hint style="info" %}
When selecting items with different parents, align/distribute options will **not** be available.&#x20;
{% endhint %}


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