: Illustrator Align object with stroke I am trying to align a few text objects that have stroke applied to them using align all to the left. However, fist of all the font and font size used

@Margaret771

select your text items
go to Effect->Path->Outline Stroke
hit Ctrl+K to bring up preferences and check "Use Preview Bounds"
Align your items as usual
uncheck "Use Preview Bounds" when done

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@Jessie844

Not sure if it's possible to align to the stroke of live text, but one quick workaround (which I use often) is this:

Place the live text where you want it. Copy/Paste In Front (Cmd/Ctrl-F), so there's a new copy in the exact same spot. Create Outlines on that text, then create a new layer, and move the live text to that layer (above or below your current layer, doesn't matter). Hide the layer with the live text. Now you can work with the outlined text as needed, but still have an editable version of the text you can go back to (and duplicate) at any time).

Not a cure-all, but may get you where you need to go.

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