Layout Tab Commands

The Layout tab contains commands for modifying the layout of the page in the plot document and the arrangement of objects in the plot document. None of the Layout tab commands are available for the worksheet and grid documents.

Group

Command

Description

Page Setup Margins Set the page margins to Normal, Narrow, Moderate, or Wide or open the Page Setup dialog to set custom margins
Orientation Set the page orientation to Portrait or Landscape
Size Set the paper size to Letter, Legal, Ledger, A4, or Envelope, or open the Page Setup dialog to set the page to any available size for the selected printer
Display Fill Set the page background fill properties
Header Set the header text for the page and set the header alignment on the page to Left, Center, or Right
Footer Set the footer text for the page and set the footer alignment on the page to Left, Center, or Right
Page Outline Turn on or off the display of the page outline
Margins Turn on or off the display of the margins
Units Set the page units to either inches or centimeters
Position X and Y Set the object's position
Lock Position Locks an object's position
Size W and H Set the size of a selected object
Lock Size Locks the size of a selected object
Move To Front Moves the selected object or objects to the front of the plot document.
Forward Moves the selected object one position forward in the plot document.
To Back Moves the selected object or objects to the back of the plot document.
Backward Moves the selected object one position backward in the plot document.
Align Left Left aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Left aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted.
Right Right aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Right aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted.
Center Center aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Center aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted.
Top Top aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Top aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted.
Middle Middle aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Middle aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted.
Bottom Bottom aligns all selected objects along the left side of the bounding box when Align to Margins is not highlighted. Bottom aligns the selected object or objects to the left margin when Align to Margins is highlighted.
Align to Margins When Align to Margins is enabled, the selected objects are individually aligned relative to the page when one of the Align Objects commands is clicked.
Distribute

 

 

Distribute Horizontally Horizontally distributes objects with equal spacing within their bounding box or within the margins
Distribute Horizontally Vertically distributes objects with equal spacing within their bounding box or within the margins
Distribute in Margins Turn distribution in margins on / off.
Rotate Rotate Rotates an object by specified degrees
Free Rotate Rotates an object with the mouse
Reset Rotation Set the selected graph's rotation to zero

See Also

Grapher User Interface

Ribbon

Quick Access Toolbar

File Menu Commands

Home Tab Commands

Insert Tab Commands

View Tab Commands

Automation Tab Commands

Graph Tools Tab Commands

Data Tools Tab Commands

Grid Tools Tab Commands