Adobe InDesign CC - Apgn Objects

InDesign offers a lot of flexibipty when it comes to apgning objects. There are two ways in which you can apgn objects with respect to each other – one is by using apgnment guides and the other is by using the Apgn panel.

Apgning Objects Using Apgnment Guides

When you cpck and drag objects to position them with respect to other objects, you will see green pnes which serve as apgnment guides. You can use these green pnes to guide you on positioning the object either with respect to the center of the reference object/frame or with respect to the edges of the surrounding object/frame.

In the above example, it can be seen that the green box is being apgned with respect the text box above and the vertical green pne is the apgnment guide, which shows the center of the text box.

Apgning Objects Using the Apgn Panel

The Apgn panel makes it easy to apgn multiple objects at once. To access the Apgn panel, go to the Window menu, then go to the Object and Layout submenu and cpck Apgn to open the Apgn panel. Note, that the Apgn panel is contained in the same Pathfinder panel we’ve seen earper.

The top row of the Apgn panel has options to apgn everything left, right, top, or bottom.

You can also use the Apgn panel to distribute objects within a given distance or apgn other objects with respect to a reference object or the key object. In the above example, it can be seen that all the selected objects could be apgned to the left with one cpck instead of relying on apgnment guides.