# What is the best way to align elements in the app editor?

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-align-elements-in-the-app-editor/19035>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [October 29, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-align-elements-in-the-app-editor/19035 "2021-10-29T04:16:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![MikesClub](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/mikesclub/32/12754_2.png) [@MikesClub](https://forum.adalo.com/u/MikesClub)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-align-elements-in-the-app-editor/19035/1 "2021-10-29T04:16:23Z")

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Is there a way to turn on a grid overlay in the app editor? How do I align my various elements, relative to each other, accurately?

For example, if I place 3 text fields one below the other, how do I space them exactly equally? Right now I’m just eyeballing it, which doesn’t seem like the best practice.

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**Author:** ![Dilon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dilon/32/39815_2.png) [@Dilon](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Dilon)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-align-elements-in-the-app-editor/19035/2 "2021-10-29T04:43:13Z")

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Hi @MikesClub 👋

You can align them with the Red Lines showing in the Editor.

> [@Lining elements up](https://forum.adalo.com/t/lining-elements-up/3495/2):
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> There are marker line overlays when “snapping” to another element: [image] Or when aligning to the screen itself: [image] Other tips for aligning elements: Use a shape as a “container” in the background beneath the elements you are wishing to align Try to “snap” elements where possible. If you have an example of something you need help with I can be more specific on tips slight_smile

Thank you

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**Author:** ![Dilon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dilon/32/39815_2.png) [@Dilon](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Dilon)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-align-elements-in-the-app-editor/19035/3 "2021-10-29T05:18:36Z")

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You want like this right?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/2X/8/8deacb0740c4605b89fe1035366cf13df483f30c.png)

If you want like this I will tell you.  
And you can adjust the colors.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![Yongki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7c8e57/32.png) [@Yongki](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Yongki)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-align-elements-in-the-app-editor/19035/4 "2021-10-29T06:16:18Z")

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Alignment is not a strong point in Adalo, but if you can zoom in enough, the component will snap more granularly, the good thing is we can zoom to very deep, so we can see clearly even the small sized components.

Other tip is to use keyboard to measure the distance.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-align-elements-in-the-app-editor/19035/5 "2021-11-08T06:16:34Z")

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