Layout Tab Commands

The Layout tab in the ribbon has the following commands:

Group

Command

Description

Page Setup

Margins

Select a predefined margin size, or set custom margins in the Page Setup dialog.

Orientation

Set the page to portrait or landscape orientation

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.

Display

Header

Set header text and alignment.

Footer

Set footer text and alignment.

Page Outline

Turn the page outline display on or off.

Margins

Turn the page margins display on or off.

Units

Change the page units setting.

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.

Both

Make selected objects the same size.

W

Specify an object's width in page units.

H

Specify an object's height in page units.

Move

To Front

Moves the selected object or objects to the front of the plot document.

Forward

Moves the selected object one position forward in the plot document.

To Back

Moves the selected object or objects to the back of the plot document.

Backward

Moves the selected object one position backward in the plot document.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rotate

Rotate

Rotates an object by specific degrees

Free Rotate

Rotates an object with the mouse

 

See Also

Menu and Tab Commands