Positioning Images
Simple Positioning/Drag
and Drop
Drag one or multiple selected images with the mouse.
Drag and Drop can also be used to move an image from one job to another by right clicking on the Job name tab, opening a new tab group (Either horizontal or vertical) to show both jobs and then dragging an image from one job to another.
Pressing Shift while dragging will force a position adjacent to another image in the job.
Pressing Ctrl while
dragging will leave the original image at its place and instead create a copy
of the image at the new position.
Numerical Input
Positions the selected image in a set distance from the left and top
borders of the job. Numerical input positioning can be access through Positioning on the Properties window
and the toolbar, or the V key.
Positioning Adjoining another Image
Drag image with the mouse, hold down Shift key while
releasing left mouse button.
Automatic Alignment
The RIP offers several automatic alignment modes that will automatically position an image in a job or several images relative to each other.
Job Position: Aligns a single image to one of the Job edges or the center of the job. Note that some options like overall centering are only available for sheet media when the mode is set to “Page” and are disable/greyed out if a Roll media is currently selected.
The automatic alignment options can be applied either relative to page, or relative to the current selection by switching the radio buttons for “Page” and “Selection” in the lower part of the dialog.
Align Multiple Images Horizontally
The bottom horizontal row of Icons shows several alignment options for multiple images.
Will align all images to the left edge of
the Job, keeping their current vertical position. Note that this may overlay
images at the same height.
Will align all images to the right edge
of the Job, keeping their current vertical position. Note that this may overlay
images at the same height.
Will align all images to the horizontal
center of the Job, keeping their current vertical position. Note that this may
overlay images at the same height.
Will align all images have their right
and left edges flush to each other, while keeping their vertical position. Note
that this may overlay images at the same height.
Will align all images across the full
width of the job while keeping all images the same distance from each other.
Align Multiple Images Vertically
The right hand vertical row of icons shows several horizontal alignment options for multiple images.
Will align all images to the top edge of
the job.
Will align all images to the bottom edge
of the job (Only available for sheet media or when applied to selection).
Will align all images to the vertical
center of the job, while keeping their horizontal position (Only available for
sheet media or when applied to selection).
Will align all images have their top and
bottom edges flush to each other, while keeping their horizontal position. Note
that this may overlay images at the same height.
Will align all images across the full
height of the job while keeping all images the same distance from each other
vertically (Only available for sheet media or when applied to selection).
Checking “Allow Overlap” will allow Elements to Overlap through the automatic positioning modes. Note that this may place images on top of each other.
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