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Distribute and Align Shapes in Excel

Imagine you have a lot of shapes in your Excel file and the shapes are all over... read more

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Imagine you have a lot of shapes in your Excel file and the shapes are all over the place!

You want to organize the shapes but it seems a pain to move them one by one!

What would you do?

Thankfully, Excel allows you to distribute and align shapes!

This is our initial layout of shapes:

Distribute and Align Shapes in Excel

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STEP 1: Hold the CTRL key and select all of the shapes you want to move:

Distribute and Align Shapes in Excel

 

STEP 2: Go to Format > Arrange > Align > Align Bottom

You can Align the shapes to the direction that you want (i.e. Left, Center, Right, Top, Middle, Bottom)

Distribute and Align Shapes in Excel

 

STEP 3: Go to Format > Arrange > Align > Distribute Horizontally

You can Distribute the shapes either Horizontally or Vertically.

This will ensure the distance between the shapes are equally distributed.

Distribute and Align Shapes in Excel

 

Your shapes are now in good shape! (Pun intended)

Distribute and Align Shapes in Excel

Distribute and Align Shapes

 

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Bryan Hong is an IT Software Developer for more than 10 years and has the following certifications: Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD): Web Developer, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Applications, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA).

He is also an Amazon #1 bestselling author of 4 Microsoft Excel books and a teacher of Microsoft Excel & Office at the MyExecelOnline Academy Online Course.

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