Create Even Spacing Between Objects?

In the default Align panel (Window > Object & Layout > Align), you have two groups of options from which to choose: Align Objects and Distribute Objects. But there’s a third “hidden” option that’s way more useful than Distribute Objects. To find this option, open the panel menu at the top-right corner of the Align panel and select Show Options. Now you’ll have a new group of options called Distribute Spacing at the bottom of the panel. Imagine you have images that are all different widths and you want to adjust the spacing between them. If you select them all and click on the Distribute horizontal centers icon in the Distribute Objects section, the result would look odd (see the example above). However, if instead you select the now uncovered Distribute horizontal space icon (circled above) in the Distribute Spacing section, you get a more even distribution. Distribute horizontal centers is great for repeated shapes of the same width, but when it comes to shapes with various widths, the Distribute Spacing options are a much better choice. If you want there to be a specific distance between items, put a check mark next to Use Spacing at the bottom of the Align panel, set the distance you require in the field to the right, click the Distribute horizontal space or Distribute vertical space icon, and Bob’s your uncle! All of this applies for vertical spacing as well. The Distribute vertical centers option behaves a little better than Distribute horizontal centers, but the best thing about using the Distribute vertical space option is that you can set the distance you want between the images.