Graphics Programs Reference
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Visual center
The human eye is pretty good at spotting the vertical center of a visual. If the vertical
center is just slightly off, a design may not look quite right. The rulers and guides in
slideware allow you to perfectly center objects on the vertical axis. For this reason (and
many others), it's a good idea to display the rulers while you are working. For centering
elements along the horizontal axis, however, it is acceptable to use your eye. The bottom
half of a visual needs more weight, so if you center objects perfectly on the horizontal
axis according to the rulers, it will actually seem a bit too low. This is why, for example, in
