Arrange Menu
Use the Arrange Menu to access actions for arranging or aligning selected figures within a drawing. When this menu is selected, the options shown below will appear.
Click on the name of the menu item to find out more details about what action occurs when it is selected.
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Group | The Group menu item allows currently selected shapes on the drawing canvas to be manipulated and treated as a single figure. This menu item is enabled when two or more groupable figures are selected in the drawing canvas. Shapes residing on the drawing canvas can be manipulated. |
| Ungroup | The Ungroup menu item removes the grouping attribute for selected shapes to allow for individual manipulation. This menu item is enabled when one or more grouped figures are selected in the drawing canvas. |
| Lock | The Lock menu item prevents a selected figure(s) or group of figures from being moved or resized. This menu item is enabled when one or more unlocked (and lockable) figures are selected in the drawing canvas. |
| Unlock | The Unlock menu item removes a previously instated lock on a figure(s) or group of figures to allow for moving and resizing. This menu item is enabled when one or more locked figures are selected in the drawing canvas. |
| Bring to Front | The Bring to Front menu item moves a currently selected figure(s) to the front of all figures residing in the same layer. This menu item is enabled when one or more figures are selected in the drawing canvas. |
| Bring Forward | The Bring Forward menu item moves a currently selected figure(s) one step closer to the top of the stack within the layer they reside in. This menu item is enabled when one or more figures are selected in the drawing canvas. |
| Send Backward | The Send Backward menu item moves a currently selected figure(s) one step closer to the bottom of a stack within their residing layer. This menu item is enabled when one or more figures are selected in the drawing canvas. |
| Send to Back | The Send to Back menu item moves a currently selected figure(s) behind all other figures residing within the same layer. This menu item is enabled when one or more figures are selected in the drawing canvas. |
| Align Submenu | The Align submenu contains options to align figures in relation to each other. |
| Distribute Submenu | The Distribute submenu contains options to distribute figures evenly in relation to each other. |