Grass Valley Xstudio Vertigo Suite v.4.10 - Manual (Page 108)

Xstudio User Manual 5-15
Adding and preparing objects on the Xstudio canvas
Positioning objects using the Align commands
Use the A LIGN commands to place objects on the canvas so that they are vertically,
horizontally, or center-aligned in relation to other objects on the canvas.
To align objects using the Align commands:
1.
Select a group of objects, making sure that you select the primary object last.
The primary object is the one that you would like all others aligned with, and its
selection lines appear in blue, whereas those of others appear in red. You can change
the primary object by clicking a selected object.
2. Select one of the following commands from the F ORMAT >A LIGN menu, or select one of
the icons from the A LIGN toolbar on the Xstudio interface.
Menu item Icon What it does
Left Aligns all selected objects with the left edge of the primary object.
Right Aligns all selected objects with the right edge of the primary object.
Top Aligns all selected objects with the top edge of the primary object.
Bottom Aligns all selected objects with the bottom edge of the primary object.
Middle Y Aligns all selected objects with the horizontal centre of the primary object.
Middle X Aligns all selected objects with the horizontal centre of the primary object.
Centers Aligns all selected objects with both the horizontal and vertical centers of
the primary object.