Position

The position of your layer object on the canvas is provided in two axis, x and y. The position of your layer on the x axis determines it's horizontal position and the y position is its vertical position.

• To edit the position property, you can simply move your layer around directly on the canvas, which gives you a higher degree of fluidity of placement.

• For more precision, you can use the property panel to edit the exact values of your position property. (See below)

Edit exact position values

Whilst you can simply drag the layer around on the canvas, sometimes it's useful being able to input a precise value, especially when animating too.

You can do this by selecting the shape, then going to the property panel and editing its X or Y values.

Along a single axis

Sometimes, you might want to move a shape along a single axis. You can do this by:

• Selecting the shape and going to the properties panel.

• Select and drag the position axis you want to edit, E.g Click and drag on the 'X' icon in the property panel to move the layer strictly along the x-axis (horizontally).

• You can also use a keyboard shortcut. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and drag the layer to lock it to a single axis.