leonahussey Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 does anyone understand how alignment works? my object jumps up to the top of the black area way off the paper. i am trying to align 2 objects, but its not happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 26, 2014 Staff Share Posted August 26, 2014 leonahussey, Check the attached video. First i align the objects horizontally to their Selection Bounds (the blue outline that surrounds both objects). This means they will remain inside that initial blue outline. Aligning vertically works the same way/same options. Then i change the Align to drop-down option to Spread, that is, align the objects in relation to the whole document so they align to the boundaries of the document itself. There's another option in that drop-down menu called Margins (not showed in the video). This will align the object to the boundaries of the margins defined for the document. These margins (that Affinity shows as a blue rectangle) are only visible when you select Print or Print (Press Ready) in the Type drop-down on the Document Setup or New Document dialogs. Align.mov MattP 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted August 27, 2014 Staff Share Posted August 27, 2014 Great video, Miguel! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRScott Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Nlce video Quote Gregg OS X Version 10.14.6 iMac 27" 3.2 GHz i5- 32 GB Huion Kamvas Pro 20 iPad Pro 12.9" IOS 13 AD = OS IOS, AP = OS IOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 27, 2014 Staff Share Posted August 27, 2014 Thanks MattP, GRScott. Maybe it's too much info for a video without sound... Hope it's clear. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonahussey Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 thanks meb, i'm working with lines grouped together. when i try it with shapes it works just fine. i did what was in your vid 2 days ago and yes it works fine. just not with lines grouped together , i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonahussey Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 nice simple vid, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 28, 2014 Staff Share Posted August 28, 2014 Yes it doesn't work if you group the objects, unless you select only the objects (not the group layer) inside the group in the layers panel. Other option would be to ungroup the objects temporarily (they stay selected), perform the alignment and then group them again, all this while the objects remain always selected (which means they will not be scattered around / mixed with the other objects in your document) A group of objects as an entity will always behave like a single object. This is by design. And makes sense. It allows you to align different groups if needed too. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonahussey Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 thanks meb, i'll give that a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButchZ Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Is there a way to set the default alignment to margins?I cant seem to find any info on setting defaults for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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