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Illustrator Class #20: Align Panel: Align and Distribute Objects to Selection, Key Object, and Artboard

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Illustrator Tutorial: Align Panel, Distribute, Align to Artboard, Key Object, precisely aligning objects. Episode 20 of the Complete Adobe Illustrator Series.

Software: Adobe Illustrator
Level: Beginner
Duration: ± 4 min
Series total: 6 h 32 min · 106 videos
Published: October 27, 2026

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Introduction

In this episode, we'll master the Align panel for evenly spacing and distributing objects with exact distances, including centering the design on the artboard. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Illustrator series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. The human eye is very sensitive to objects that are not aligned. The Align panel ensures all elements are aligned and equally spaced with just one click. Open the cafe file containing 5 round icons in random positions.

Step 1: Messy Objects

Select the five icons using the rectangular selection tool. Open the Align panel from the panel icons column.

Step 2: Vertical Center Align

Click Vertical Align Center. All icons are now aligned on a single horizontal line, centered at the midpoint. By default, the reference point is the selection boundary.

Step 3: Distribute Equal Spacing

The distance between the icons is still not equal. Click Horizontal Distribute Center. Illustrator spreads the icons so that the distance between their centers is exactly the same, with the leftmost and rightmost icons remaining in place.

Step 4: Align to Artboard

Now center the title. Select the title and change Align 2 to Align 2 Artboard. Click Horizontal Align Center. The title is now precisely centered on the artboard width.

Step 5: Align to Key Object

Select the price and the first icon, then click again on the first icon. The thick line indicates it has become the object, a fixed reference point. Click Horizontal Align Center. The price adjusts its position to match the icon. Select all menu items, group them, then with Align 2 Artboard click Horizontal and Vertical Align Center.

Step 6: Center the Entire Design

The design is now precisely centered on the artboard. Save and export.

Done!

Done. We have aligned objects, spaced them out with Distribute, and used Elain 2 Selection, Key Object, and Artboard. In the next episode, we will arrange city illustrations using Arrange and Paste In Front. Need a logo design, brand identity, vector illustrations, infographics, or print and social media materials? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides graphic design services and offers Illustrator courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series, 106 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, practice files, and vector project files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy individual classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.

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0:03Introduction

0:36Step 1: Messy Objects

0:44Step 2: Vertical Center Align

0:57Step 3: Distribute Equal Spacing

1:13Step 4: Align to Artboard

1:25Step 5: Align to Key Object

1:49Step 6: Center the Entire Design

2:10Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:36Step 1: Messy Objects

0:44Step 2: Vertical Center Align

0:57Step 3: Distribute Equal Spacing

1:13Step 4: Align to Artboard

1:25Step 5: Align to Key Object

1:49Step 6: Center the Entire Design

2:10Done!

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Introduction

Step 1: Messy Objects

Step 2: Vertical Center Align

Step 3: Distribute Equal Spacing

Step 4: Align to Artboard

Step 5: Align to Key Object

Step 6: Center the Entire Design

Done!

Introduction

Step 1: Messy Objects

Step 2: Vertical Center Align

Step 3: Distribute Equal Spacing

Step 4: Align to Artboard

Step 5: Align to Key Object

Step 6: Center the Entire Design

Done!