Layout Tab Commands
The Layout tab in the ribbon has the following commands:
Group |
Command |
Description |
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Page Setup |
Select a predefined margin size, or set custom margins in the Page Setup dialog. |
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Set the page to portrait or landscape orientation |
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Size |
Set the page size to Letter, Legal, Tabloid/Ledger, or A4, or select a different predefined or custom page size in the Page Setup dialog. |
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Display |
Set header text and alignment. |
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Set footer text and alignment. |
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Page Outline |
Turn the page outline display on or off. |
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Margins |
Turn the page margins display on or off. |
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Units |
Change the page units setting. |
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Position |
Position |
Specify an object's position in page units, or lock an object's position. |
Size |
Width |
Make selected objects the same width. |
Height |
Make selected objects the same height. |
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Both |
Make selected objects the same size. |
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W |
Specify an object's width in page units. |
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H |
Specify an object's height in page units. |
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Move |
Moves the selected object or objects to the front of the plot document. |
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Moves the selected object one position forward in the plot document. |
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Moves the selected object or objects to the back of the plot document. |
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Moves the selected object one position backward in the plot document. |
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Align |
Align |
Aligns objects to the left, center, right, top, middle, or bottom. Distributes objects horizontally or vertically with equal spacing (or overlap). Align or distribute to the bounding box or page margins. |
Left |
Left aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Left aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted. |
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Right |
Right aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Right aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted. |
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Center |
Center aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Center aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted. |
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Top |
Top aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Top aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted. |
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Middle |
Middle aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Middle aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted. |
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Bottom |
Bottom aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Bottom aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted. |
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Align to Margins |
When Align to Margins is enabled, the selected objects are individually aligned relative to the page when one of the Align Objects commands is clicked. |
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Rotate |
Rotates an object by specific degrees |
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Rotates an object with the mouse |