Drawing and editing vector objects : Aligning, distributing, and arranging vector objects
 
Aligning, distributing, and arranging vector objects
You can align, distribute, and arrange vector objects on the canvas. For example, you can align their edges, distribute them evenly, center them on the image canvas, or arrange their order (from top to bottom) on a layer. Each object you draw on a layer is stacked on top of the next.
To move a vector object
Edit workspace 
1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Pick tool .
2 Select the object.
If you want to move multiple objects, hold down Shift and select the objects.
A bounding box surrounds the selected objects.
3 Drag the object or objects to a new position.
 
You can also
 
Move an object one pixel at a time
Press an arrow key.
Move an object 10 pixels at a time
Hold down Ctrl, and press an arrow key.
Move an object 50 pixels at a time
Hold down Shift, and press an arrow key.
Move an object 100 pixels at a time
Hold down Shift + Ctrl, and press an arrow key.
 
To align vector objects
Edit workspace 
1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Pick tool .
2 Select the first vector object.
3 Hold down Shift, and select the other objects you want to align.
4 In the Tool Options palette, click one of the following buttons in the Object Alignment group box:
Align Top
Align Bottom
Align Left
Align Right
Align Vertical Center
Align Horizontal Center
To move an object, select it on the Layers palette, and drag it up or down in the list.
To evenly distribute objects
Edit workspace 
1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Pick tool .
2 Hold down Shift, and marquee select the objects.
Note: You must have three or more objects selected to distribute them in relation to each other.
3 In Tool Options palette, click one of the following buttons in the Object Distribution group box:
Distribute Vertical Top
Distribute Vertical Center
Distribute Vertical Bottom
Distribute Horizontal Right
Distribute Horizontal Center
Distribute Horizontal Left
To align vector objects to the canvas
Edit workspace 
1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Pick tool .
2 Select an object.
If you want to align multiple objects, hold down Shift and marquee select the objects.
3 In the Tool Options palette, click one of the following buttons in the Position On Canvas group box:
Center in Canvas
Align Horizontally Center in Canvas
Align Vertically Center in Canvas
To distribute vector objects on the canvas
Edit workspace 
1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Pick tool .
2 Select an object.
If you want to distribute multiple objects, marquee select the objects.
3 In the Tool Options palette, click one of the following buttons in the Position On Canvas group box:
Space Evenly Horizontal
Space Evenly Vertical
To arrange vector objects
Edit workspace 
1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Pick tool .
2 Select an object.
3 Right-click the object, choose Arrange, and select one of the following options:
Bring to Top — moves an object to the top
Send to Bottom — moves an object to the bottom
Move Up — moves an object up one position
Move Down — moves an object down one position
You can also arrange vector objects by dragging them up or down in the Layer palette.