Aligning Selected Symbols

The following tools are available from the Symbol > Align submenu. Each tool acts on the symbols presently selected in the diagram:

Align submenu item

Tool

Action

Left



Aligns left borders of selected symbols with leftmost selected symbol

Center on vertical axis



Centers selected symbols on the most central selected symbol

Right



Aligns right borders of selected symbols with rightmost selected symbol

Same width



Stretches selected symbols to the width of the selection area (from the leftmost symbol to the rightmost symbol)

Evenly space horizontally



Assigns equal space between at least three symbols on a horizontal axis

Top



Aligns tops of selected symbols with topmost selected symbol

Center on horizontal axis



Centers selected symbols on the most central selected symbol

Bottom



Aligns bottom selected symbols with lowest selected symbol

Same height



Stretches selected symbols to the height of the selection area (from the topmost symbol to the lowest symbol)

Evenly space vertically



Assigns equal space between at least three symbols on a vertical axis


Created October 7, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com