Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

This article will show you how to center an object in Photoshop on a Windows or Mac OS X computer.

Steps

1. 1 Open the image in Photoshop. The picture must have at least one object (for example, text) that can be centered.
2. 2 Click on View. It's near the top of the window. A menu will open.
3. 3 Click on Binding. This option is on the menu. A checkbox will appear on the left of the Snapping option - this means that the Snapping option is activated.
   • If this option is already checked, it is activated.
4. 4 Select the layer to be centered. In the Layers panel, click on the layer you want to center. The layer will be displayed in the main window.
5. 5 Drag the layer to the center of the window. The layer should be positioned as close to the center of the window as possible.
6. 6 Release the mouse button. The object will be snapped to the center of the image.

Tips

• You can place some objects in the center (for example, text) like this: click Ctrl+A (or ⌘ Command+A on a Mac) to select everything in the Photoshop window, and then click Align Vertically (at the top of the window) and Align Horizontally (at the top of the window).

Warnings

• If you want to center the text, make sure there are no spaces before and after the text, otherwise the centering will be wrong.