28.1.13 The Object Edit Toolbar

Button Object Edit.png

The Object Edit toolbar is available when one or more graph objects are selected in the active window, or when more than one picture is selected in a layout page, even when one or more layers are selected in a graph page. The toolbar provides buttons to align the selected objects/pictures, to change the drawing order of the objects/pictures/layers and swap the position of two selected objects/pictures/layers. Buttons are provided to group objects so that you can move or align the group. Additionally, buttons are provided to change the drawing order of objects relative to data plots.

Another way to select layers in a multi-layer graph is to press CTRL or SHIFT while clicking on the layer icons in the upper left-corner of the graph page.

If a single graph layer is selected, clicking this toolbar will align it relative to page.

Button Left.png

Aligns selected objects along the left edge of the last-selected object.

Button Right.png

Aligns selected objects along the right edge of the last-selected object.

Button Top.png

Aligns selected objects along the top edge of the last-selected object.

Button Bottom.png

Aligns selected objects along the bottom edge of the last-selected object.

Button Vertical.png

Aligns selected objects vertically along the vertical axis of the last-selected object.

Button Horizontal.png

Aligns selected objects horizontally along the horizontal axis of the last-selected object.

Button Distribute Vertically.png

Keep the position of the top and the bottom selected object, and distribute selected objects vertically to space at equal distances from each other.

Button Distribute Horizontally.png

Keep the position of the rightmost and the leftmost selected objects , and distribute selected objects horizontally to space at equal distances from each other.

Button Group Swap Position.png

Swap the postion of two selected graph objects/pictures/layers. You can select a swapping way from the fly-out list below:

Menu Swap Position Group.png

Note:

  • The first 5 selections will swap the selected objects/pictures/layers symmetrically according to the anchor.
  • For the selection Swap Position Horizontal, the vertical position of both objects will not change; the right side of left object will be in current right side; the left side of right object will be in current left side. The horizontal gap between them will not change.
  • For the selection Swap Position Vertical, the horizontal position of both objects will not change; the top side of bottom object will be in current top side; the bottom side of top object will be in current bottom side. The vertical gap between them will not change.
    Swap Position HorizontalVertical.png
  • When you selected two layers, one of them has overlapping linked layer(s) of the same dimension, the linked layer(s) will be swap together with the selected layer.
Button Uniform Width.png

Adjusts the horizontal dimension of selected objects to that of the last-selected object.

Button Uniform Height.png

Adjusts the vertical dimension of selected objects to that of the last-selected object.

Button Front.png

Brings the selected object(s) to the front.

Button Forward.png

Brings the selected object(s) forward.

Button Backward.png

Pushes the selected object(s) backward.

Button Back.png

Pushes the selected object(s) to the back.

Button Front data.png

Draws the selected object(s) in front of the data.

Button Back data.png

Draws the selected object(s) in back of the data.

Button Group.png

Group the selected objects.

Button Ungroup.png

Ungroup the selected objects.