Snap alignment

You can turn on Snap Alignment using the Snap Align command in the View menu. You can select settings for Snap Alignment using the Edit Snap Align command in the View menu.

When you select Snap Alignment settings, you can set the snap tolerance between horizontal or vertical edges of objects, and between objects' edges and the Stage border. You can also turn on snap alignment between the horizontal and the vertical centers of objects. All Snap Alignment settings are measured in pixels.

When Snap Alignment is turned on, dotted lines appear on the Stage when you drag an object to the specified snap tolerance. For example, if you set Horizontal snap tolerance to 18 pixels (the default setting), a dotted line appears along the edge of the object you are dragging when the object is exactly 18 pixels from another object. If you turn on Horizontal Center Alignment, a dotted line appears along the horizontal center vertices of two objects when you precisely align the vertices.

To select settings for Snap Alignment:

Select View > Snapping > Edit Snap Align.
In the Snap Align dialog box, do any of the following:
- To set the snap tolerance between objects and the Stage border, enter a value for Movie Border.
- To set the snap tolerance between horizontal or vertical edges of objects, enter a value for Horizontal, Vertical, or both.
- To turn on Horizontal or Vertical Center Alignment, select Horizontal or Vertical Center Alignment or both.

To turn on Snap Alignment:

Select Snapping > Snap Align.