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Image Positioning

CherylJones — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:31:29 GMT

Hi. Can anyone tell me if there is a shortcut to positioning your images a certain degree or distance from the green line besides eyeballing it? Thanks!

Re: Image Positioning

Sara_H — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:33:39 GMT

Apart from the design tools align features (left/center/right/top/middle bottom) and the rotate function - if these are not helpful to you, you pretty much have to rely on eyeballing for your image position.

No shortcuts that I know of but it's handy to switch on the gridlines so eyeballing is a bit easier

Re: Image Positioning

KeegansCreation — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:44:14 GMT

Method 1) Distance can be measured in how many times you have to use the > function to get to a certain place. Doing that in conjunction with the grid (and using CTRL >) is more accurate than eyeballing and is what I do.

Method 2)The other method I use if, for instance, I want to place something halfway between the edge and the midpoint is to use element lines or circles. To divide a design space into quarters I use 4 elements, spread them roughly equidistant by eyeballing it, then use the alignment tool with the distribute function, then group them, then align the group to the middle.

Re: Image Positioning

Cat — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:56:04 GMT

My only hack is to set the background to clear so you can see the checkerboard pattern and use it as a finer-grained grid. It would be really nice if the grid tool could be customized so it could do things like show the center and have a finer gradation. But what I REALLY want is some way to control the position numerically, (and the size, BTW) so that you could set it to be exactly xyz pixels from the edge or something like that instead of just having to eyeball it.

Re: Image Positioning

CherylJones — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:28:43 GMT

Thanks a million, everyone!! : ) And, yes, Cat, it would be so nice to have numerical control. : )