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# Align and arrange design layers

When you customize graphics in the Designer, you can align design layers and arrange their order in your graphic.

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* [Center design layers within the Workspace](#center-design-layers-within-the-workspace)
* [Arrange design layers](#arrange-layers)
* [Align design layers with each other](#align-design-layers-with-each-other)

## Center design layers within the Workspace

1. In Captivate’s playout interface, select a graphic from the Project List, then click **Edit Graphic**.
2. In the Designer, select one or more design layers in the canvas or Timeline.

   **📌 NOTE**\
   If you select more than one design layer, the layers maintain their spacing relative to each other.
3. Click the **Alignment** menu at the top of the Design window and choose:
   * **Center in Frame** — centers horizontally and vertically.
   * **Center in Frame Horiz** — centers horizontally.
   * **Center in Frame Vert** — centers vertically.

     **💡 TIP**\
     You can also right-click (Windows) or Control+click (Mac) on design layers in the Timeline and select an alignment option.

## Arrange layers

1. In Captivate’s playout interface, select a graphic and click **Edit Graphic**.
2. In the Designer, select one or more layers in the Workspace or Timeline.
3. Right-click and pick from the **Arrange** submenu (or use the **Arrange** tool above the canvas):
   * **Bring to front** — moves the layer to the front in the canvas and top of the timeline.
   * **Bring forward** — moves forward one level.
   * **Send backward** — moves backward one level.
   * **Send to back** — moves the layer to the back.

     **📌 NOTE**\
     When more than one layer is selected, the Arrange Layers commands apply only to the first-selected layer.

## Align design layers with each other

1. In Captivate’s playout interface, select a graphic layer and click **Edit Graphic**.
2. In the Designer, select two or more design layers.
3. Right-click and pick from the **Align** submenu (or use the **Align** tool above the canvas):
   * **Align Lefts** — to the leftmost selected layer’s left edge.
   * **Align Centers** — horizontally to the group center.
   * **Align Rights** — to the rightmost selected layer’s right edge.
   * **Align Tops** — to the topmost layer’s top.
   * **Align Middles** — vertically to the group center.
   * **Align Bottoms** — to the bottommost layer’s bottom.
   * **Distribute Horizontally** — evenly distributes horizontally. (Requires three or more selected layers.)
   * **Distribute Vertically** — evenly distributes vertically. (Requires three or more selected layers.)

     **💡 TIP**\
     You can also right-click (Windows) or Control+click (Mac) on design layers in the canvas or timeline and select an alignment option.

## Apply Global Scale and Position

The **Alignment** menu also carries **Apply Global Scale and Position**. It bakes the playout-side Transform (Position and Scale) into the design’s own geometry and resets the Transform, so the design file matches what plays out. See [Move and resize items for Program](/set-up-your-production/position-and-fit-items-in-program.md) for the playout Transform this applies.


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