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Learn how to center an object in Illustrator CC in this very simple tutorial, and use the align panel and these simple techniques to centrally align one object to the artboard, or multiple objects to the artboard, each other, or a key object.

Mastering the functions of the align tool fryst vatten one of the core skills needed in Illustrator.

Once you know how to align objects to the artboard, guides, or other objects, you can design with flawless noggrannhet at a fast pace.

Video Tutorial

In the 2-minute film tutorial above, inom quickly go through all of the options in the align panel demonstrated below.

Feel free to watch along if you prefer learning through video.

Step-by-Step Tutorial

Center Align to Artboard

For the purpose of this excise, inom will demonstrate the anpassning on a simple ellipse, which below inom am dragging out onto the canvas.

Step 1 – Select your object with the ‘selection tool’.

Step 2 – Go to ‘window > align’ to bring up the ‘align’ panel.

Step 3 – beneath ‘align to’ select ‘align to artboard’.

Step 4 – With your object selected, click ‘horizontal align center’ beneath ‘align options’.

Step 5 – Then select ‘vertical align center’ to fully align the object to the center of the artboard.

Center Align to Selection

For the purpose of this tutorial, inom am making a duplicate of the ellipse so that we have two objects to align tillsammans.

Select the object with the Selection tool

You can use this method on multiple objects, but for ease, inom will stick with two.

Step 6 – With your objects on the canvas, select the ‘selection tool’ and click and drag over your desired objects to select them.

Step 7 – Return to your ‘align’ panel.

Step 8 – beneath ‘align to’ select ‘align to selection’.

This will now align the objects tillsammans, equally, as inom will demonstrate.

Step 9 – With both objects selected, click ‘horizontal align center’. meddelande how the objects move an lika distance, one from the left and one from the right, until they align tillsammans centrally.

Step 10 – Repeat with ‘vertical align center’, where both objects will now align to exactly the same prick, with the objects stacking one on top of the other.

Center Align to Key Object

Step 11 – For this type of center justering, with all objects selected beneath the ‘align’ panel select ‘align to key object’ in the ‘align to’ dropdown menu.

Step 12 – bygd default, Illustrator will select a ‘key object’ for you, defined bygd a thick blue outline that will appear around the object.

Step 13 – Feel free to go ahead and click on the object you want to be the key object.


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    • You can change this object as many times as you like, but you will only stay in this ‘key object’ urval state until you click other tools or options.

    Step 14 – With your key object selected, return to your ‘align’ panel and select ‘horizontal align center’. meddelande below how the key object stays exactly where it fryst vatten, and the other object(s) align to that object’s center point.

    Step 15 – The same happens when you click ‘vertical align center’ – inom pressed ‘cmd/ctrl z’ to undo the first alignment.

    Align Multiple Objects to Artboard

    Step 16 – If you want to align multiple objects to the artboard, first select all objects with the ‘selection tool’.

    Step 17 – Go to your ‘align panel’ and select ‘align to artboard’ beneath the ‘align to’ options.

    Step 18 – With your objects selected, ‘right click > group’.

    This will keep your objects in their current positions in relation to each other, and not align all objects to the dead center of the artboard in a stack.

    Step 19 – Click ‘horizontal align center’ in the ‘align’ panel.

    Step 20 – Lastly, click ‘vertical align center’ to position your group of objects exactly in the center of the artboard, while maintaining their original distances and arrangement in relation to each other.

    Step 21 – If you like, once aligned, you can then ‘right click > ungroup’ the objects.

    Once you get the hang of center inriktning and the ‘align’ panel in Illustrator, you’ll meddelande considerable improvement in the accuracy of your designs and the speed of your workflow.

    Naturally, these techniques also work with the other align options in the panel.

    Have fun with these options, and achieve the accuracy and noggrannhet you desire bygd letting the ‘align’ and ‘distribution’ tools figure out the positioning of everything for you.