How to Align Objects | Adobe Illustrator

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This is how to align objects in Adobe Illustrator.

So once again we're in Adobe Illustrator here. We're going to select our rectangle tool. You'll notice that we're going to work with a rectangle tool a lot. We're actually going to click, and we're going to drag this tool out. You can change the color if you want down in the fill selection area to the lower right of the tool panel.

We're actually going to drag out, let me delete that one, we're going to drag out a bunch of small rectangles. So let's do this. So we're going to use three of these. Let's make it four. When you're aligning in Adobe Illustrator, a lot of people, they may want to zoom in and inch things up one by one, but there's a lot faster way to actually do that.

What you'll notice is that if you select multiple objects, in this area of your window you'll notice that an alignment area will come up. It's designated by multiple rectangles and actually a left or middle or right divider. These are the ways that you're going to align, according to this. Now to the far left of this panel, and we're actually going to make it a little bit easier. We're going to click our window menu item, and we're going to go to align. That'll actually bring up a small align window for us.

Now if you want, you look at these and this, as you hover over it, is horizontal align left. So let's say we have all these items, and we want them all to align to the left side. Now what this will do, depending upon what you have selected here in this little drop down window you have align to selection, key object and align to artboard. Right now by selection, it will align to whatever item is at the left most portion. So if we click that, all boxes align to the left. Now if we were to click right, they would all align to the right. And if we were to click middle, it'd center them according to wherever the center point was of that full selection.

Now if we were to undo these the same goes to top, bottom and middle if we were to align them vertically. Then we have distribute objects. This is an alignment option that allows you to set up the distances between them. So we can horizontal distribute left which will align to the left most object's placement, middle and then right. Same thing for the middle objects and the right. Same thing for top, middle and bottom. It distributes them evenly across the board.

When you have items that are on a full artboard you may want to align them to the artboard itself. So you'll go down in this selection and you'll select align to artboard. You'll click align to bottom. You'll notice they go to the bottom. Top. You can align them to the middle of the art board, the middle again. You just fool around with this to get the hang of it.

The key object is when you want to align your items to each other, but there's a specific item that you want to align them to. So the key object, we're going to change the color of one of the rectangles so we know which one is going to be the key object. If we select align to key object, and we have to place this one on top, select the items, and then if we center it you'll notice everything aligns to this object. Because it's bigger, everything else fell behind it. Same goes for left and right, top, bottom and vertically align center.

And that's how you align objects in Adobe Illustrator.

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what if my shape, lets assume rectangle, is
at an angle because I rotate manualy! How to "align" that shape or any else to be horizontal with its base line?

domagojzg

Thank you for this tutorial - I was struggling with a Tuts+ Tutorial and couldn't understand how to align my objects using specific pixels.

For those who are struggling with the key object - when you have selected TWO of your objects - using the drop down arrow next to Distribute Spacing - Align To: Key Object and then select YOUR MAIN object and then click the OTHER Object [Assuming your OTHER object is the one you are aligning to match the MAIN object]

then you choose how you want to align it - by distributing the spacing e.t.c.

I listened to what the guy said, PLAY WITH IT.

bleedinant

Can you tell me how could i make column and row in same distence (any line)

mayahasan

Great video thank you! How do you align objects side by side. For example lets say you wanted to have one center square with other squares all around the center square? Not necessarily on top of each other but corner by corner.

EARTHLINGS

How do i align multiple objects? I have manually created a grid and would like this grid to be in the center of a circle I also created.

angel-quqq

To align to key object, you've just got to control+highlight them all and then the key object you just single click on it.

NicholasGoodwin

By far the easiest video on how to align an object!! thank you

sonyadeantonio

Thanks man this was helpful! Sub earned.

BiTrOiX

Thank you so much! Just what I needed.

heatherlanemccants

i need help, the upper window where we click to align isnt present for me

vivre

This was great, but 1 question. Let say I have several tickets on a page. But there is also a back of the ticket. How can I aline both pages. So when I print them the front and back print correctly.

JymmeReed

The default tempo for the soft is 120 and when i set the tempo to 100 and played it again, the midi plays again in 120 bpm in tempo. Can

baluc

THANK YOU BRO! DURING YEARS IN ARCHITECTURE LESSONS NEVER HAD USE THIS "COMAND"!

goncalorodrigues

Thank you well done! But I transfer now from Coreldraw which is much better at aligning. Here so tough I want to click just R button to align-right. is here depends on which object select first to alignment? and why isn't a 1 button to center absolutely to artboard /with just 1 key button as a Corel/ Here so much to that easy thing! Oh how i miss CorelDraw

nejisgraphics