Aligning and spacing chart items
Chart items can be aligned or spaced. You can align and space chart items vertically or horizontally. Aligning and spacing chart items rearranges them so that they are evenly spaced out or aligned on your chart. The buttons in the Align and Space group on the Arrange tab move preselected items around your chart so that they can be aligned with each other or be evenly spaced. You can align or space any number of selected items from a minimum of two chart items.
To align or space your chart items:
Click the Arrange tab, and then in the Align and
Space group, click one of the following buttons:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Align Vertically | Move selected chart items so that they are aligned vertically without moving each chart item
up or down. The center of each chart item is moved to an invisible alignment line. If most of the
selected items are on the same vertical line, the other selected items are centered on that vertical
line. If none of the selected chart items are on the same vertical line, all selected items are
centered on a line that is mid way between all of the selected chart items. Tip: You
might use Space Vertically after Align Vertically, to
space out your aligned items evenly. |
| Align Horizontally | Move selected chart items so that they are aligned horizontally without moving each chart
item to the left or right. The center of each chart item is moved to an invisible horizontal
alignment line. If most of the selected items are on the same horizontal line, the other selected
items are centered on that horizontal line. If none of the selected chart items are on the same
horizontal line, all selected items are centered on a line that is mid way between all of the
selected chart items. Tip: You might use Space Horizontally after
Align Horizontally, to space out your aligned items
evenly. |
| Move automatically a number of selected chart items so that an even amount of white space is
placed between them vertically. The chart items are not moved horizontally. For each selected item, an invisible box is drawn around the chart item. This box includes the height of the item and the full width of any labels and attributes. The selected chart items are moved to a set vertical distance from the top and bottom edge of each invisible box. Note: The option has no effect upon chart items that are spaced vertically with this
function. |
|
| Move automatically a number of selected chart items so that an even amount of white space is
place between them horizontally. The chart items are not moved vertically. For each selected item,
an invisible box is drawn around the chart item. This box includes the height of the item and the
full width of any labels and attributes. The selected chart items are moved to a set horizontal
distance from the left and right edges of each invisible box. Note: The option has no effect upon chart items that are spaced horizontally with this
function. |