Layout Bar

To access: View > Toolbars > Layout Bar

The Layout Bar offers fast access to some important items from the Layout menu. You can show or hide the Layout Bar from the View menu.

Figure 1. Layout Bar

Description

The Layout Bar is customizable. Right click on it to bring up the Customize Toolbar dialog box. By holding down the Ctrl key and clicking Reset, the Layout Bar is restored to its default state.

Figure 2. Customize Toolbar Dialog Box

Fields

Table 1. Layout Bar Contents

Object

Icon

Description

 

Property Sheet

Opens the Property Sheet.

Enter

Object Sheet

Opens the Object Sheet (Tab Order) dialog box.

Ctrl+I

Layers Sheet

Opens the Layers Sheet dialog box.

 

Toggle Grid

Turns grid on and off.

Ctrl+G

View Snap Points

Turns visibility of anchor / snap points on and off. Also, turn new snapping on and off.

 

Toggle Ruler

Turns ruler bars on and off. Rulers measure pixels as (1 = 100).

 

Group

Group selected objects and groups.

 

Ungroup

Ungroup selected group.

 

Regroup

Regroup previous ungroup. This action is enabled until an object is added or deleted.

 

Align Left

Aligns the selected objects along their left side.

 

Align Right

Aligns the selected objects along their right side.

 

Align Top

Aligns the selected objects along their top edges.

 

Align Bottom

Aligns the selected objects along their bottom edges.

 

Center Vertically

Centers objects vertically in the view.

 

Center Horizontally

Centers objects horizontally in the view.

 

Space Across

Spaces objects horizontally in the view.

 

Space Down

Spaces objects vertically in the view.

 

Make Same Width

Sizes objects to be the same width.

 

Make Same Height

Sizes objects to be the same height.

 

Make Same Size

Sizes objects to be the same size.

 

Undo

Undo the last action.

 

Redo

Redo the previously undone action.