Affinty Photo - How do I distribute evenly?

[goblynn93]

Hello. How do I Arrange - Distribute Evenly with Photo? The options seem to be missing... Every google search is showing to use a button on the toolbar that isn't there and the Arrange menu (where it should be) doesn't have any options.

 

I find lots of info on how to do this with Designer but I am not using Designer - I am using Photo.

 

Thanks!

[goblynn93]

Ok - I found Space Horizontal and Space Vertical buttons in the Customize Toolbar options... so now I am wondering #1 why is this hidden? and #2 how do I do this via menus without needing to add hidden buttons to the Toolbar?

[Dan C]

Hi goblynn93,

If you cannot see your Allignment icon on your toolbar, you can right click the bar, hit Customise Toolbar... then drag the icon highlighted below onto the bar for future use.

Lee

[walt.farrell]

2 minutes ago, goblynn93 said:

and #2 how do I do this via menus without needing to add hidden buttons to the Toolbar?

As far as I know, you can't do it via the menu. You need to add the tool to the Toolbar.

As for why this is "hidden", presumably because the developers didn't think this was a Toolbar function that most users of Photo would need to have, by default. So they made it hidden, but available via customization for any who do need it.

[goblynn93]

2 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

As far as I know, you can't do it via the menu. You need to add the tool to the Toolbar.

As for why this is "hidden", presumably because the developers didn't think this was a Toolbar function that most users of Photo would need to have, by default. So they made it hidden, but available via customization for any who do need it.

I can see not including it on the Toolbar for the reasons you state but to have the function not available via the Arrange menu is a very strange decision.

[goblynn93]

11 minutes ago, LeeThorpe said:

Hi goblynn93,

If you cannot see your Allignment icon on your toolbar, you can right click the bar, hit Customise Toolbar... then drag the icon highlighted below onto the bar for future use.

Lee

I found the Alignment icon(S) in the Customize Toolbar. No slick single button like Designer. Kind of obnoxious I have to add separate buttons for Horizontal and Vertical but at least they are there. The lack of this function in the menus is very confusing. Not putting it on the Toolbar makes sense. Not putting it in the menu makes Photo feel incapable.

[goblynn93]

Appreciate the responses and assistance!

[walt.farrell]

22 minutes ago, goblynn93 said:

I found the Alignment icon(S) in the Customize Toolbar. No slick single button like Designer.

[goblynn93]

6 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

I'm an idiot and saw that and assumed it was Align Left because of the icon.

Thanks for making me see my error.

[Pam L.]

On 10/28/2022 at 8:43 AM, Lee_T said:

Hi goblynn93,

If you cannot see your Allignment icon on your toolbar, you can right click the bar, hit Customise Toolbar... then drag the icon highlighted below onto the bar for future use.

Lee

My toolbar is grayed out when I do Customize Toolbar. Any ideas why I cant put the Spacing Horizontal and Vertically there? TIA

[Alfred]

9 hours ago, Pam L. said:

My toolbar is grayed out when I do Customize Toolbar. Any ideas why I cant put the Spacing Horizontal and Vertically there? TIA

Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, Pam.

The toolbar will be greyed out if you don’t have a document open, but it shouldn’t remain that way when you choose the ‘Customize Toolbar…’ option. Which Affinity app(s) do you have, and which version(s)?