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Adobe Illustrator Help Working with Objects
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3 Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS), and drag the selection to the
Photoshop document. When you release the mouse button, the selection becomes a
Photoshop path. By default, selected objects are copied as bitmap images to the
active layer.
To drag and drop artwork into Illustrator from Photoshop:
1 Open the Photoshop image from which you want to copy.
2 Select the artwork you want to copy.
3 Select the move tool and drag the selection from Photoshop into the Illustrator file.
Aligning and distributing objects vertically and horizontally
The Align palette enables you to align selected objects along the axis you specify. You can
align objects along the vertical axis, using the rightmost, center, or leftmost anchor point
of the selected objects. Or you can align objects along the horizontal axis, using the
topmost, center, and bottommost anchor points of the selected objects.
Note: Paragraph alignment of point type overrides the Align Objects options. (See “
Speci-
fying alignment options” on page 273.)
You can also distribute objects evenly along the horizontal axis or vertical axis.
In addition, you can distribute the space between objects evenly, both horizontally and
vertically.
To align or distribute objects:
1 Select the objects to align or distribute.
2 Choose Window > Align.
In the Align palette, you see the Align Objects and Distribute Objects options. If you don’t
see the Distribute Spacing options, choose Show Options from the pop-up menu in the
Align palette.
3 Click the object to which you want the other objects to align.
4 Click the button for the type of alignment or distribution you want.
Moving groups of objects
The Move option in the Transform Each dialog box moves objects in a selection in a
specified or random direction. Use the Random option to give a slightly less rigid, more
natural look to a group of items. For example, if you draw a brick wall and want the bricks
to appear slightly offset from each other instead of perfectly aligned, you could select the
Random option.
To move groups of objects:
1 Select the objects you want to move.
2 Choose Object > Transform > Transform Each.
3 In the Move Horizontal and Vertical text boxes, enter the distance you want to move the
selected objects, or use the associated sliders. These numbers must be between –4000
and 4000 points and must not cause the objects to move beyond the edge of the
artboard.
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