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Setting workstep properties : Managing multiple worksteps : Aligning and spacing worksteps
 

Aligning and spacing worksteps

Business Process Modeler allows you to align selected worksteps and distribute selected worksteps at equal intervals.
To align worksteps or other components in a process template diagram:
1. Use the Select tool to select the worksteps and other components that you want to align.
2. Click the Select and Change Layout link in the Tasks pane, displaying the Layout options in the Layout Tasks panel.
Table 36 lists the available layout options.
Table 36. Layout options
Layout Operation
Purpose
Align shapes horizontally
To align the selected components horizontally.
Align shapes vertically
To align the selected components vertically.
Distribute shapes evenly on the horizontal
To evenly space the selected components horizontally. If you select more than two components, then only the components between the one on the far left and the one on the far right are moved.
Distribute shapes evenly on the vertical
To evenly space the selected components vertically. If you select more than two components, then the uppermost and lowermost components are not moved and the other components are evenly distributed in reference to the upper and lower components.
Auto layout
Generates an ideal layout for process template elements, thus eliminating the need for manual adjustment.