The TPDesign4 Work Area
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TPDesign4 (v3.2 or higher)
Order Assist Toolbar
The Order Assist Tool toolbar contains shortcuts to control options for controlling the layering order of
existing buttons.
Position Assist Toolbar
The Position Assist toolbar contains shortcuts to many layout control options for controlling various placement
elements of existing buttons.
FIG. 8 Order Assist Toolbar
Order Assist Toolbar
Send to Front: Click to bring the selected object(s) to the front (or top) layer, so that they appear to be
in "front" of the other objects on the page.
Send to Back: Click to send the selected object(s) to the back (or bottom) layer, so that they appear
to be "behind" the other objects on the page.
Shift Up: Click to shift the selected object(s) one layer up on the page. Depending on the
amount of layering, this may or may not place the object(s) on the "Front" or top level
of the page.
Shift Down: Click to shift the selected object(s) one layer down on the page. Depending on the
amount of layering, this may or may not place the object(s) on the "Back" or bottom
level of the page.
FIG. 9
Position Assist Toolbar
Position Assist Toolbar
Align Left: With two or more objects selected, click to align the left edges of the selected
objects.
Align Horizontal
Center:
With two or more objects selected, click to distribute the center points of the
selected objects in a horizontal line.
Align Right: With two or more objects selected, click to align the right edges of the selected
objects.
Align Top: With two or more objects selected, click to align the top edges of the selected
objects.
Align Vertical
Center:
With two or more objects selected, click to distribute the center points of the
selected objects in a vertical line.
Align Bottom: With two or more objects selected, click to align the bottom edges of the
selected objects.
Center Horizontal: With one or more objects selected, click to center the object horizontally,
relative to the page.
With multiple objects selected, click to center the objects horizontally as a
group.
Center Vertical: With one or more objects selected, click to center the object vertically, relative
to the page.
With multiple objects selected, click to center the objects vertically as a group.
Equal Horizontal
Spacing:
With three or more objects selected, use this option to automatically distribute
the objects with an equal amount of horizontal space between them.
Increase Horizontal
Spacing:
With three or more objects selected, use this option to increase the amount of
horizontal space between them.
Use this option in conjunction with the Equal Horizontal Spacing option to
quickly align and distribute objects horizontally on the page.
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