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Aligning graphic objects
When you’re dealing with two graphic objects, one on top of the other, and you want to align them with each other, you can use the options on the Align command button’s drop-down menu on the Format tab of the Drawing Tools or Picture Tools contextual menu after selecting both of them in the worksheet.
The alignment options on this button’s drop-down menu include
✦ Align Left to left align the graphic on the top layer with the one underneath
✦ Align Center to center the graphic on the top layer with the one underneath
✦ Align Right to right align the graphic on the top layer with the one underneath
✦ Align Top to top align the graphic on the top layer with the one underneath
✦ Align Middle to center vertically the graphic on the top layer with the one underneath
✦ Align Bottom to bottom align the graphic on the top layer with the one underneath
✦ Distribute Horizontally to equally distribute the selected graphic objects (three or more) horizontally
✦ Distribute Vertically to equally distribute the selected graphic objects (three or more) vertically
Grouping graphic objects
Sometimes you need to work with more than one graphic object (for exam- ple, the triangle and star graphic objects in Figures 2-2 and 2-3). If you find that you’re constantly selecting two or more objects at the same time in order to move them or rotate them together, you can make life a lot simpler by grouping the graphics. When you group selected graphic objects, Excel then makes them into a single graphic object, which you can then manipulate.
To group a bunch of graphics together, select them all (either by Shift+clicking or Ctrl+clicking each one). After they are selected, right-click the object
on the top layer and then choose Group➪Group from the object’s shortcut menu or choose the Group option from the Group Objects command button’s drop-down menu on the Format tab of the object’s particular Tools contextual menu.
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Adding Graphic Objects