Align text boxes or other controls to each other in a form or report

1. Open a form in Design view or a report in Design view.
   
   
2. Select the controls that you want to align. Select only controls that are in the same row or in the same column.
   
   
3. On the Format menu, point to Align, and then click one of the following commands:
   • Left.   Aligns the left edges of the controls with the left edge of the leftmost control.
     
     
   • Right.   Aligns the right edges of the controls with the right edge of the rightmost control.
     
     
   • Top.   Aligns the top edges of the controls with the top edge of the highest control.
     
     
   • Bottom.   Aligns the bottom edges of the controls with the bottom edge of the lowest control.

Note   If any of the selected controls would overlap after being aligned, Microsoft Access places them with their edges next to each other instead.