Aligning objects
You often want to align buttons and subpictures with each other or with other design elements in a menu. Adobe Encore DVD gives you several options for aligning objects. You can align the left, center, or right edges on the vertical axis; or you can align the top, middle, or bottom on the horizontal axis. You can either align the objects relative to each other or align them to the Title Safe area. Alignment always occurs within a rectangle, either the Title Safe area or the bounding box that encompasses all the objects. So the Align Center option, for example, centers the objects within this rectangle. Comparison of the Align Center command with and without Relative to Safe Areas Selected A. Original position B. Align Center with Relative to Safe Areas off C. Align Center with Relative to Safe Areas on
To align objects: - Open the menu you want to modify.
- In the Menu Editor window, select the objects you want to align.
- Choose Object > Align > Relative to Safe Areas if you want the objects aligned to the Title Safe Area and the option is not already selected.
Note: A check mark next to the Relative to Safe Areas indicates it is turned on. To turn the option off, choose it again (Object > Distribute > Relative to Safe Areas). - Choose Object > Align > and one of the following options:
- Left to align the left sides of the selected objects to either the left side of the Title Safe area or the leftmost object.
- Center to align the center of the selected objects to either the center of the Title Safe area or to the center of a bounding box that encompasses all the objects.
- Right to align the right side of the selected objects to either the right side of the Title Safe area or the rightmost object.
- Top to align the top of the selected objects to either the top of the Title Safe area or the topmost object.
- Middle to align the middle of the selected objects to either the center of the Title Safe area or the center of a bounding box that encompasses all the objects.
- Bottom to align the bottom of the selected objects to either the bottom of the Title Safe area or the lowest object.
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