Dashboard Formatting Hack: Distribute Evenly

A short blog on a small and often forgotten about dashboard tool! If you ever get random little empty spaces on your dashboard like this:

 

Or just want more symmetry and even arrangement of your sheets without having to antagonise over each of their exact dimensions:

 

 

As the name suggests, “Distribute Evenly” it’s a quick way to equally partition out your sheets in a couple of clicks.

First select your container by double clicking on the grey box at the top of one of your sheets:

This will highlight your container in a navy outline:

Click the upside down triangle in the top right corner of the container and select “Distribute Evenly”.

And now you have a set of evenly distributed sheets on your dashboard!

Author:
Kirsty Fraser
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