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Align moves selected objects so that they are "in line" with another object on the canvas, enabling you to place the objects on your diagram in a neat row in one easy move. This feature helps you to make your output diagrams look really professional.
Aligning shapes on a Corporate Modeler diagram is done in reference to another object, meaning that you know exactly where the objects will be placed once they have been "aligned".
The following diagrams show how the layout of a diagram will change if objects B and C are aligned with the top of shape A.
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Note: In this case the “Align Top” Command required that Object B had to move upwards and Object C downwards in order to be horizontally aligned to Object A’s Top.
Select an Object, or a group of objects.
Click Draw > Align [Shape Edge].
Where [Shape Edge] is: top, middle, bottom, left, right or center.
The cursor becomes crosshairs.
Click the shape you want the previously selected shapes to align to.
The initially selected objects “Shift” to be aligned with the [Shape Edge] of the target shape.
The example above shows what happens if objects of the same shape and size are aligned using: Align Top.
This table shows what alternative behavior is expected when aligning shapes. (The black line shows the alignment of the shapes and is not apparent on the diagram itself.)
| Name | Example | Description |
| Align Left |  |
Aligns the selected shape(s) with the left hand edge of the source shape. |
| Align Center |  |
Aligns the selected shape(s) with the vertical center of the source shape. |
| Align Right |  |
Aligns the selected shape(s) with the right hand edge of the source shape. |
| Align Top |  |
Aligns the selected shape(s) with the top edge of the source shape. |
| Align Middle |  |
Aligns the selected shape(s) with the horizontal center of the source shape. |
| Align Bottom |  |
Align the selected shape(s) with the bottom edge of the source shape. |
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