How to Centre Objects in Photoshop

This wikiHow teaches you how to center an object in Photoshop on a Windows or Mac computer.

Steps

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    Open a Photoshop project. Your Photoshop project must have at least one object (e.g., text or an image) that you want to center.
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    Click View. This tab is at the top of the Photoshop window (Windows) or at the top of the screen (Mac). Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
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    Click Snap. It's in the drop-down menu. You should see a check appear to the left of the Snap option, signifying that Photoshop's "Snap" feature is now enabled.
    • If Snap has a checkmark next to it, it's already enabled in Photoshop.
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    Select the layer that you want to center. In the "Layers" section of the Photoshop window, click the name of the layer that you want to center. This will bring up the layer in the main window.
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    Click and drag the layer to the middle of the window. You should have the layer positioned as close to the center of your window as possible.
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    Release the mouse button. The object should snap to the middle of the frame.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    What is letter spacing?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Hence the name, letter spacing is the space between each letter. You can play with the spacing: at the right panel you will see the A|(Character), when you click that you will see a VA with a left right arrow the default number will be 0, play with it to find the spacing you prefer.
  • Question
    How do I deselect the layer after I have selected it?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Press ctrl+z or alt+ctrl+z or right click on it with a different tool.
  • Question
    Is the picture for Step 3 correct?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Yes. You need to click on the View tab first, and then you can enable Snap.
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Warnings

  • If you want to center text, make sure that the text itself doesn't have a space before or after it; otherwise, the centering will appear off.
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Article SummaryX

1. Open a Photoshop project.
2. Click View
3. Check the Snap option.
4. Select a layer.
5. Click and drag your object into the middle of the Photoshop window.
6. Release the object.

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