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Our latest update to the Mac app has landed, and it makes Smart Distribute even easier to use. Now, when you have an unevenly-spaced multi-selection, you can type a value straight into the vertical or horizontal spacing fields — no need to press the Tidy button! And, if you’ve got a group of evenly-spaced layers, you can simply select and drag a single layer to swap its location within the group — without needing to select multiple layers first.

As ever, this update also includes a whole host of quality improvements that make working with Sketch smoother.

Our latest update to the Mac app is here, with two big improvements to aligning layers. First, when you make a multi-layer selection, you can click again on any layer in that selection to make it a reference object. Now, when you use the alignment controls, layers in your selection will align to the reference object you’ve selected.

Second, if you select a single layer and use the alignment controls in the Inspector, it will now align to its immediate parent (whether that’s a group, Artboard or combined shape). If you want to align a single layer to its Artboard rather than its immediate parent, hold down ⌥.

This update also brings Mac app support for duplicating Workspace documents to your drafts, along with ⇧⌘1 and ⇧⌘2 shortcuts to switch between the new Design and Prototype tabs in the Inspector.

Finally, as ever, there’s a whole host of smaller improvements to make your Sketch experience even better — from multi-selection support in the Workspace window to negative spreads for inner shadows.