LabVIEW 2018 Help
Edition Date: March 2018
Part Number: 371361R-01
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Use the Distribute Objects pull-down menu (
) or select Edit»Distribute Items to space objects evenly. The distribution option you select remains in effect until you change it. A dark border around the icon on the palette indicates the current distribution option.
Complete the following steps to distribute objects.
- Select the objects you want to distribute.
- Select the Distribute Objects pull-down menu, located to the right of the Align Objects pull-down menu on the toolbar in the front panel and block diagram windows.
- Select from the following options:
- Top Edges—Distributes the selected objects so that the top borders are spaced equally apart.
- Vertical Centers—Distributes the selected objects so that the vertical centers are spaced equally apart.
- Bottom Edges—Distributes the selected objects so that the bottom edges are spaced equally apart.
- Vertical Gap—Distributes the selected objects so that the vertical space between the objects is equally sized.
- Vertical Compress—Compresses the selected objects so that there is no space between the top and bottom borders of the objects.
- Left Edges—Distributes the selected objects so that the left edges are spaced equally apart.
- Horizontal Centers—Distributes the selected objects so that the horizontal centers are spaced equally apart.
- Right Edges—Distributes the objects so that the right edges are spaced equally apart.
- Horizontal Gap—Distributes the selected objects so that the horizontal space between the objects is equally sized.
- Horizontal Compress—Compresses the selected objects so that there is no space between the left and right borders of the objects.
To repeat a distribution operation on another group of objects, press the <Ctrl-D> keys. (macOS) Press the <Command-D> keys. (Linux) Press the <Alt-D> keys.
You also can select Edit»Distribute Items to repeat a distribution operation on another group of objects.