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Distribute Tools Horizontally/Vertically

Status: Implemented Submitted by Inactive User on ‎05-30-2016 02:53 AM
25 Comments (25 New)

 

It would be nice if we can arrange some tools on the canvas neatly by one click and having them distributed evenly (horizontally/vertically).

 

See this picture which worth thousand words.

 

Dsitribute Tools Horizontally/Vertically.jpg

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RachelW
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)
‎10-05-2017 09:17 AM

There are a couple of ideas in this post. 

 

First, aligning tools vertically or horizontally (without using the keyboard shortcuts). This is now available! 

Align Menu OptionsAlign Menu Options

 

 

Second, distributing the tools evenly. @Inactive User demonstrated this in an image in the original post. If you are interested in the even distribution of tools, I'm curious about the canvas user settings you currently use. Do you use snap to grid? Do you show the grid? 

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Data2KPI
6 - Meteoroid
‎02-02-2018 03:01 PM

Cool idea!  You all have no idea how many hours I spend aligning tools into the perfect grid.  

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Bobe
7 - Meteor
‎02-28-2018 05:35 PM

I have to admit that part of the reason this feature's important to me is I'm a perfectionist / neat freak. I feel like I can't be the only one given one of the main uses of Alteryx is to clean and prep data for analysis, which seems like it would lend itself to the obsessive types. Or maybe it's me... 

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RachelW
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)
‎03-02-2018 11:22 AM
Status changed to: Coming Soon

Thanks so much for your feedback. I'm happy to say that this will be shipping in our release this summer. 

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iamfainny
7 - Meteor
‎05-17-2018 07:22 AM

@RachelW

 

It's great that Alteryx has align vertical/horizontal, but has there been any progress made to include distribute vertical/horizontal?

 

Thanks!

Michael

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Brad2
7 - Meteor
‎05-17-2018 07:49 AM

@iamfainny Pretty sure on another thread somewhere on the Community I read this feature was getting released sometime of the first half of this year. Sorry I don't have the link handy. 

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RachelW
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)
‎05-17-2018 08:17 AM

@iamfainny Yes. You'll see it in the release this summer. 

 

@Brad2 You read that it is coming in this thread. It's completed and in testing before release. 

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Brad2
7 - Meteor
‎05-17-2018 08:26 AM

@RachelW Is there a badge I can earn for least helpful comment on the forum? Maybe a dunce cap?

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RachelW
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)
‎05-17-2018 08:51 AM

@Brad2 There might be a badge, but you definitely don't need it! Thanks for jumping in and responding! 

 

Image result for thank you meme

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iamfainny
7 - Meteor
‎05-17-2018 10:03 AM

@RachelW @Brad2 thank you!! Looking forward to it as my OCD is getting in the way.

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