The Distances are offsets option specifies the distance from the bottom left corner of the previous object at which a new copy is created. The distance between each copy is equal to the height or width of the object plus the specified gap.
You can set the offset distance between each copy using a positive or negative value. To create a block of copies to the right and above the selected object, type positive values in the offset boxes, for example, 90. To create a block of copies to the left and below of the selected object, type negative values in the offset boxes, for example, -90.