222 Working with Graphic Objects
To align objects:
1. Select the objects to align.
2. Select Window > Align.
3. In the Align panel, select To Stage to apply alignment modifications relative to Stage
dimensions.
4. Select alignment buttons to modify the selected objects:
■ For Align, select Align Left, Align Horizontal Center, Align Right, Align Top, Align
Vertical Center, or Align Bottom.
■ For Distribute, select Distribute Top, Distribute Horizontal Center, Distribute
Bottom, Distribute Left, Distribute Vertical Center, or Distribute Right.
■ For Match Size, select Match Width, Match Height, or Match Width and Height.
■ For Space, select Space Horizontally or Space Vertically.
Breaking apart groups and objects
To separate groups, instances, and bitmaps into ungrouped, editable elements, you use the
Break Apart command. Breaking apart significantly reduces the file size of imported graphics.
Although you can select Edit > Undo immediately after breaking apart a group or object,
breaking apart is not entirely reversible. It affects objects as follows:
■ It severs a symbol instance’s link to its master symbol.
■ It discards all but the current frame in an animated symbol.
■ It converts a bitmap to a fill.
■ It places each character into a separate text block when applied to text blocks.
■ It converts characters to outlines when applied to a single text character. See “Breaking
text apart” on page 177.
The Break Apart command should not be confused with the Ungroup command. The
Ungroup command separates grouped objects, returning grouped elements to the state they
were in prior to grouping. It does not break apart bitmaps, instances, or type, or convert type
to outlines.
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