PowerPoint 2013 | How To Align Objects, Align Options Tutorial, by Andrew Pach - PowerPoint Training on YouTube. 3 min 42 s.
- Video length
- 3 min 42 s
- Time to do it
- Varies
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 7
What this tutorial covers
- Choosing between Align to Slide and Align Selected Objects as the reference for alignment.
- Distributing objects vertically or horizontally to create equal spacing between them.
- Using temporary left and right anchor objects to distribute objects evenly within a specific area of the slide.
Limits and exclusions
- The tutorial is demonstrated in PowerPoint 2013.
- The Align options are shown under Drawing Tools in the Arrange panel.
- When distributing within a specific area, the temporary left and right objects do not move during distribution and must be deleted afterward.
Steps
Select all the objects you want to align or distribute.
Open the Align options under Drawing Tools in the Arrange panel.
Choose the alignment reference: Align to Slide to use the whole slide as the work area, or Align Selected Objects to align relative to the selected items.
To line objects up in one row or column, use the appropriate align option such as Align Center.
To create equal vertical spacing across the slide, select Align to Slide and then choose Distribute Vertically.
To distribute objects evenly within a specific area, place one temporary object at the far left and one at the far right of that area, select all objects, choose Align Selected Objects, align them in the middle, and then choose Distribute Horizontally.
Delete the temporary left and right objects after distributing.
