To Use Anchors to Change the Horizontal Position of an Opening

Use this procedure to change the horizontal position of openings along a wall to which the openings are anchored.

You can also change the horizontal position of the opening using the Location grip.

Positioning an opening horizontally

  1. Select the openings you want to change, and click Opening tabAnchor panelSettings.

    Alternatively, you can access anchor settings on the Properties palette.

  2. Select the reference point for the anchor along the X axis:
    If you want to… Then…
    use the start of the wall as the reference point under Position Along (X), select Start of wall for From.
    use the midpoint of the wall as the reference point under Position Along (X), select Midpoint of wall for From.
    use the end of the wall as the reference point under Position Along (X), select End of wall for From.
  3. Enter the distance from the reference point at which to place the openings.

    Use a negative value to measure from endpoint to start point.

  4. Select the position of the openings to measure to:
    If you want to measure… Then…
    to the start edge of the opening select Start edge of object for To.
    to the center of the opening select Center of object for To.
    to the end edge of the opening select End edge of object for To.
  5. Click OK.