Alignment and Size Palette Button Functions

Use the Alignment and Size palette buttons (the bottom row of buttons when all three rows are displayed) to arrange your controls on the form. These buttons enable you to align and size your controls. The Painter Alignment and Size palette buttons are listed in the following table, with a reference to the sections earlier in this chapter that provide more details.

Button	Description	For details, see…
	Aligns selected controls to the bottom edge of master control	Bottom Command
	Aligns selected controls to the top edge of master control	Top Command
	Aligns selected controls to the left edge of master control	Left Command
	Aligns selected controls to the right edge of master control	Right Command
	Centers the selected controls vertically	Centre Vertically Command
	Centers the selected controls horizontally	Centre Horizontally Command
	Makes all selected controls the same width	Same Width Command
	Makes all selected controls the same height	Same Height Command
	Makes all selected controls the same height and width	Same Height and Width Command
	Resizes all selected controls to the dialog units of the application	Standard Size Command
	Spaces selected controls evenly across the container	Space Evenly Across Command
	Spaces selected controls evenly down the container	Space Evenly Down Command
	Spreads selected controls evenly across the entire container	Spread Across Container Command
	Spreads selected controls evenly down the entire container	Spread Down Container Command
	Makes selected controls horizontally adjacent	Horizontally Adjacent Command
	Makes selected controls vertically adjacent	Vertically Adjacent Command
	Automatically spaces controls vertically	Vertical Standard Spacing Command
	Automatically spaces controls horizontally	Horizontal Standard Spacing Command
	Positions command buttons at top right	Top/Right Command Buttons Command
	Positions command buttons at bottom right	Bottom/Right Command Buttons Command

Most of the alignment and size buttons action a group of controls. In some cases, alignment or sizing is relative to a master control (which has sizing handles).