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Creating Network Maps
To align selected objects to the top of the controlling object, click on the
Align Top button or select
To align selected objects to the bottom the controlling object, click on
the Align Bottom button or select
4.The aligned objects remain selected after the alignment procedure is complete; you can move the group as a whole by clicking and holding the left mouse button, and dragging the group of objects to the desired map location. To
Note that these tools align only the selected edge; to control the spaces between objects, use the Space Evenly options described below.
Space Evenly (Horizontally or Vertically)
You can also use the layout tools to evenly space selected objects between the
1.If necessary, open or activate the map which contains the objects you wish to space. (Remember, neither the Alignment Toolbar nor the Layout menu options will be active unless a map window is active.)
2.Select the objects you wish to space by clicking the mouse button and dragging to enclose the target objects, pressing and holding the Ctrl key and select the target objects, or by using the
3.Once you’ve selected the objects you wish to space, release the Ctrl key (if necessary) and click on the appropriate alignment tool, as follows:
To space selected objects horizontally, click on the Space Horizontally button or select
primary window menu bar.
To space selected objects vertically, click on the Space Vertically button or select
4.The spaced objects remain selected after the alignment procedure is complete; you can move the group as a whole by clicking and holding the left mouse button, and dragging the group of objects to the desired map location,
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