Venngage offers multiple tools to help you align and space elements precisely on your design canvas.

Turn Alignment Tools On and Off

You can control alignment guides from the Alignment drop-down menu. Toggle the following guides on or off as needed:

Smart Guides

Smart Guides appear automatically when you move or resize elements on your design canvas. They help you align items relative to each other or to the overall canvas.

🟢 Smart Guides are on by default.

Grid

The Grid overlays your design canvas with evenly spaced lines. Use it to manually align and position elements.

⚠️ The grid overlay does not appear in your final download or printed design.

Margins

Margins act as boundaries along the edges of your page to help maintain consistent spacing. They prevent text or design elements from being cut off when printing or exporting.

Use Smart Guides to Align Elements

Smart Guides automatically appear when you drag, resize, or reposition elements.

• As you resize an element, guide lines appear to show alignment relative to nearby elements.

• When aligning three or more items, dragging one will trigger Smart Guide lines that show equal spacing.

• Center lines (both vertical and horizontal) appear to help you align elements to the center of the canvas.

💡 Tip: If items overlap, group them first before using the alignment tools for easier arrangement.

Use Auto-Align and Distribution Features

You can automatically align or evenly space multiple elements using the Align and Distribute options in the Alignment menu.

To use these tools:

1. Select the elements you want to align:

   • Click and drag a selection box around them, or

   • Hold Shift and click each element you want to include.

2. Open the Alignment drop-down menu.

   

3. Choose an option under Align or Distribute.

Align Options

Shift selected elements to the specified position:

• Left – Align to the left edge

• Center – Align to the vertical center

• Right – Align to the right edge

• Top – Align to the top edge

• Middle – Align to the horizontal center

• Bottom – Align to the bottom edge

Distribute Options

Evenly space selected elements across the canvas:

• Vertically – Create equal spacing between items top-to-bottom

• Horizontally – Create equal spacing between items left-to-right

✅ Venngage makes it easy! Use alignment and distribution tools to keep your designs clean, balanced, and professional-looking — every time.

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