How to center an object between two guides in Affinity Photo

[Sherlock440]

If I manually place 2 guides in my desired position (in the example - on the border of blue and yellow circles), how do I center the object (red rectangle) exactly in the center between these guides?

I am interested in a simple method that will center automatically or something like that. I know that i can bother and calculate the coordinates of the indents from the left and right borders, but it's too long and difficult - there is probably some simpler method

[Joachim_L]

I would select all three element and use the "Space Horizontally" button (which is not visible right now in your upper toolbar) or use the "Alignment" button from your upper toolbar.

[Sherlock440]

9 minutes ago, Joachim_L said:

I would select all three element and use the "Space Horizontally" button (which is not visible right now in your upper toolbar) or use the "Alignment" button from your upper toolbar.

The button does not appear even if I select 3 objects (see screenshot), but using the "Alignment" button helped.

 

But I think this method works only if my guides are attached to the object borders - I center the middle element between the two outsides.

But if I just want to center the element between two guides that are found in random places (not attached to any objects), what then?

[GarryP]

Here’s a short video showing one way you can do it with Alignment Handles. There may be other (better, quicker) ways.
Method:
* Draw a new (temporary) shape (any will do) snapped to the guides;
* Select both shapes;
* Show Alignment Handles;
* Click the centre Handle;
* Delete the temporary shape.
Not super-quick but easy with no manual calculations.

[Sherlock440]

Thank you! It's weird that Affinity doesn't have a guide alignment as one of the settings for the Snap function, but your way also makes life a lot easier.

[GarryP]

You’re welcome.
More snapping/alignment options will probably come in the future if people ask for them often enough.

[carl123]

1. Increase the size of your rectangle so that each side snaps to the 2 guides

2. With the CTRL key held down drag one side inwards and the other side with contract by the same amount

If the rectangle has to be a precise width then after step 1 above, reinput the width in the transform panel with the Anchor Point Selector set to the centre node

 

[DianeF]

You can also add a guide exactly half way between the other vertical guides. Use the Guides Manager to get the exact measurement for the guides and then lock the guides. Also, make sure you have checked "snap to guides".

Then, using the Move tool, move your objects toward the center until you see a green line overlapping the center vertical guide. It's easier to see this if you remove the fill color from the object. If you want to center an object both vertically and horizontally, you can add horizontal guides in the same way. Those will show up with a red line when you've centered your object horizontally.

I just created a number of pages using this method, and it worked well. But I noticed that in some instances, my objects moved a bit and I don't know why. So, I would double check that everything stayed in place before you print or export.