Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Align panel lets you align selected layers to themselves or to the composition, and distribute layers evenly. In this Panels of After Effects tutorial, I'll walk you through everything this panel has to offer.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:34 Alignment Basics
1:38 Aligning to Selection
2:08 Layer Bounds
2:37 Drstributing Layers
4:14 Layer Order
5:59 Distribution Options
7:30 Grid Lock