Objects Spacing Configured on a CimEdit Screen

About this task

Click each object that will be spaced while you hold down the Shift key.

Spacing options are as follows.

  • Objects spaced horizontally.
  • Objects spaced vertically.

Objects Spaced Horizontally

Even Horizontal Spacing

Procedure

  1. Click each object that will be spaced while you hold down the Shift key.
  2. Do one of the following.
    • Click Even Horizontally in the Arrange>Spacing group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.
    • Right-click the objects; select Spacing>Space Horizontally on the Popup menu.

    Result: The objects are spaced horizontally evenly between the far left and right object sides.

    Adjust Horizontal Spacing

  3. Click each object that will be spaced while you hold down the Shift key.
  4. Do one of the following.
    • Click Adjust Horizontally in the Arrange>Spacing group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.
    • Right-click the objects; select Spacing>Adjust Horizontally on the Popup menu.

    The Horizontal Space dialog box opens.

  5. Enter the number of points for the space between each of the objects.
  6. Click OK.

    Result: The objects move:

    • To the left to reduce the total space size.
    • To the right to increase the total space size.

    Objects Spaced Vertically

    Even Vertical Spacing

  7. Click each object that will be spaced while you hold down the Shift key.
  8. Do one of the following.
    • Click Space Vertically in the Arrange>Spacing group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.
    • Right-click the objects; select Spacing>Space Vertically on the Popup menu.

    Result: The objects are spaced evenly between the top and bottom end points.

    For example, if three objects are spaced evenly, the midpoint of the middle object is the midpoint between the top and bottom ends.

    Adjust Vertical Spacing

  9. Click each object that will be spaced while you hold down the Shift key.
  10. Do one of the following.
    • Click Adjust Vertically in the Arrange>Spacing group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.
    • Right-click the objects; select Spacing>Adjust Vertically on the Popup menu.

    A Space Vertically dialog box opens.

  11. Enter the number of points for the space between each of the objects.
  12. Select Horizontal from the extended menu.
  13. Click OK.

Results

The objects move:

  • To the bottom to reduce the total space size.
  • To the top to increase the total space size.