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Alignment

Alignment
is an option which specifies how the contents of a displayed object should be aligned within the available area in the object.
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  • The following settings can be given:
Automaticdefault alignment based on environment
Leftleft aligned
Rightright aligned
Toptop aligned
Bottombottom aligned
Baselinebaseline aligned
Centercentered
{h,v}separate horizontal and vertical alignments
xaligned at position x from (left) to (right)
{x,y}aligned at horizontal and vertical positions x and y from to
"c"aligned on the specified character in a grid
  • In Alignment, y values run from at the bottom to at the top.
  • Alignment->spec indicates that the spec element of an object should align with the spec element of whatever object contains it.
  • With Alignment->Automatic, the alignment for the contents of an object will be based on the alignment specified for whatever object contains it.
  • For objects such as Grid, Column, and GraphicsGrid, the setting for Alignment can be a list that specifies alignments for individual columns, rows, or elements.
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Basic Examples   (3)
Align elements around the center of the grid:
Different predefined alignment options for Button:
Align expressions within the panel:
Align elements around the center of the grid:
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Different predefined alignment options for Button:
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Click for copyable input
Out[1]=
 
Align expressions within the panel:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[1]=
Scope   (3)
Align the contents of a grid to the left:
Align numbers on the decimal point:
Align an element within a grid:
Generalizations & Extensions   (2)
Align the columns of a grid separately:
Align a set of elements within a grid:
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