119. Align Objects
112 Place Shapes on the Drawing Area 114 About Perfecting Shapes 81 Set Impress Options 96 Insert Graphics into a Presentation 120 Add Text to a Drawing When arranging objects, you can use Draw's magnetic grid, with its evenly spaced vertical and horizontal lines, to align objects perfectly. To turn on the magnetic grid, choose Tools, Options , and on the Grid page for OpenOffice.org Draw, enable the Snap to grid option. If you want to see the grid, enable the Visible grid option as well. Adjust the spacing between the vertical and horizontal lines that make up the magnetic grid with the Resolution options. See 106 Set Draw Options for more information on setting grid options.Sometimes, the magnetic grid's lines just won't fall where you want them in your drawing. Draw's snap lines , which you manually insert, help you ensure that your Draw shapes align properly with one another exactly as you want them to. Whether you want to display objects across or down a page, when you use snap lines, you can make your objects follow those snap lines (also called snap to lines) without getting… well, out of line.You can control every aspect of your snap lines, from their width, to their direction, to their distance from one another. To turn on the snap lines option, choose Tools, Options , and enable the To snap lines option on OpenOffice.org Draw's Grid page.
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