Alignment property

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This is where you specify how the selected object is to be aligned within its parent. Possible values are: Left or Top, Centered, Right or Bottom, Justified and WorkArea.

· Left or Top

Positions the selected object at the beginning or top of a layout line.

· Centered

Positions the selected object at the center of a layout line.

· Right or Bottom

Positions the selected object at the end or bottom of a layout line.

· Justified

Resizes the selected object to cover the remaining space in a layout line.

· WorkArea

Resizes the selected object to cover the remaining space in a window.

NOTES:

· The Alignment property is ignored if Orientation is set to XY.

 

· If a layout line contains an object with Alignment set to WorkArea, alignment settings other than WorkArea for other objects on the same layout line are ignored.

 

· An Alignment value of Centered, Right or Bottom, or Justified causes the next control to be positioned on a new layout line.

 

· The Alignment value WorkArea is cascaded from a child object to its layout parent, unless that parent has its Orientation set to XY.

 

· If a layout line has more than one object with Alignment set to WorkArea, the space is distributed equally over the WorkArea objects.