{"id":156,"date":"2014-08-01T23:53:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T23:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deprintedbox.com\/blog\/?p=156"},"modified":"2021-07-26T07:21:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T07:21:43","slug":"artwork-and-dieline-creating-align-multiple-objects-relative-to-a-key-object-in-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deprintedbox.com\/blog\/artwork-and-dieline-creating-align-multiple-objects-relative-to-a-key-object-in-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Artwork and Dieline Creating &#8212; align multiple objects relative to a key object in AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/illustrator.html\"> Adobe Illustrator<\/a>, the alignment is quite easy at the first glance, but you will be quite frustrating when you want to align one object to a specific object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deprintedbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/paper-box-artwork-alignment-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2195\" width=\"761\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deprintedbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/paper-box-artwork-alignment-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.deprintedbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/paper-box-artwork-alignment-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deprintedbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/paper-box-artwork-alignment-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deprintedbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/paper-box-artwork-alignment.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Paper Box Artwork Alignment<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the steps to align relative to a key object when you are creating the <a href=\"\/printed-paper-box.php\">paper box printing artwork<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Select the objects to align or distribute.<\/li><li>Click again on the object you want to use as a key object (you don\u2019t need to hold down Shift as you click this time).A blue outline appears around the key object, and Align To Key Object&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/help.adobe.com\/en_US\/illustrator\/cs\/using\/images\/align_to_key_object.png\" alt=\"\">&nbsp;is automatically selected in the Control panel and Align panel.<\/li><li>In the Align panel or Control panel, click the button for the type of alignment or distribution you want.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Note:&nbsp;To stop aligning and distributing relative to an object, click again on the object to remove the blue outline, or choose Cancel Key Object from the Align panel menu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Adobe Illustrator, the alignment is quite easy at the first glance, but you will be quite frustrating when you want to align one object to a specific object. 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