Shortcuts for Arranging Shapes

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When you arrange shapes in a diagram using a keyboard shortcut, the key sequence always begins with Ctrl+Shift. The last letter or number is mapped to the Arrange command. For example, Ctrl+Shift+3 aligns shapes vertically on their left edge. This is the same as pointing to Align on the Arrange menu and choosing Left.

The anchor is the last shape selected. If you have used a lasso (click and drag on the diagram) to select multiple shapes and you want a different anchor, use Shift+click once to clear the selection, then use Shift+click again to designate the last clicked shape as the anchor shape for aligning selected shapes.

See the Arrange menu for a complete list of commands and shortcuts. The shortcut letter is underscored in the menu.