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Form-> Windows menu-> Show Selection Properties
The Alignment Palette is located in the Selection Properties window and provides the ability to apply text justification and shape alignment properties to form objects selected in the form.
The Alignment Palette provides controls for applying text justification and shape alignment attributes.
Click to see a detailed description of the palette.
1. Shift+Click each shape you want to align together. The last shape selected is the "control shape", and as such, all other selected shapes will be aligned to this shape based upon the alignment button selected.
2. Click the alignment attribute button for the type of alignment you want to apply to the selected shapes. Alignment attribute buttons are located in the Alignment Palette.
Note: To change the control shape, Shift-Click a shape in the selection group until it is toggled as the control shape. Control shapes are indicated by a thick purple border.
3. Select the form object containing the text you wish to apply a justification attribute to.
4. Click the justification attribute button for the type of justification you want to apply to the text within the selected form object.
To select multiple form objects:
Multiple form objects in a form can be selected by using either of the following methods:
5. Shift-Click the form objects you want to select. The last selected form object becomes the control shape.
6. Click the Selection Tool in the Tools Palette.
7. Drag the pointer across the area of the form containing the form objects you want to select while holding down the left mouse button.
8. Shift-Click the form object within the selected group you want the other form objects to align to. This will mark the form object as the control shape. The control shape within a group is indicated with a thick purple border.
Note: By default, when using the mouse to select multiple form objects, the front-most form object becomes the control shape.
To show the Alignment Palette:
1. Select Show Selection Properties from the Form-> Windows menu. The Selection Properties window will appear, displaying the Alignment Palette within.
To hide the Alignment Palette:
1. Select Hide Selection Properties from the Form-> Windows menu. The Selection Properties window will close, hiding the Alignment Palette contained within.