Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Object-Based Alignment


How many times have you tried to center two objects in Illustrator only to have them both move to the midpoint and not center on one object? Well the solution was eluding me until I discovered what Adobe calls "key objects". Here's how it works:

Step 1: Take your two objects and select them both.













Step 2: While selected, click on the object you want to lock in place, and have the other objects align to. Note: Click on it, do not shift click or double click.













Step 3: Select your alignment from the align palette or the options bar at the top of your window. Viola! The objects align to the key object!
















Have fun! Kevin

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