Apple Motion 2 Getting Started - Manual (Page 60)

60 Chapter 1 Orientation
The following table briefly describes the alignment tools in the View options.
While the Canvas Guides are useful for manually positioning objects in your project, the
Object menu contains commands to automatically align objects. You can align the left,
right, top, and bottom edges of objects, as well as their horizontal or vertical centers.
You can also distribute the centers and edges of objects.
To use the Object menu alignment options:
1 Select the objects to be aligned.
2 Choose Object > Alignment, then choose an alignment option from the submenu.
Canvas View menu Function
Grid Displays a grid in the Canvas.
You can change the grid color and spacing in the Alignment
section of Canvas Preferences.
Guides Enabled by default, allow you to drag out and manually position a
horizontal or vertical guide. To create a guide, the Rulers must also
be enabled in the View menu. Once Rulers are displayed, click in
the ruler area, then drag toward the Canvas to create the guide.
Once your guides are created, you can disable the Rulers and
continue to move the guides.
You can change the guide color in the Alignment section of Canvas
Preferences.
Dynamic Guides Enabled by default, the Dynamic Guides appear automatically as
you drag an object in the Canvas. When working with a single
object, the guides indicate alignment with the center and edges of
the Canvas. When working with several objects, the guides indicate
when those objects align with each other.
You can change the Dynamic Guide color in the Alignment section
of Canvas Preferences.
Rulers Displays rulers along two sides of the Canvas. The ruler measure is
in10-pixel increments.
You can change the position of the Rulers in the Alignment section
of Canvas Preferences.
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