Adobe Illustrator Aligning

[handrawn]

in xara I would select all of the first characters in the vertical and align them to the character on the top, this is one operation - and then repeat for the second characters in the vertical... and so on until all were aligned

[xAlexandru]

I can't do that since I don't have a clear order, I'll have 2 rectangles together, then maybe one, then maybe 3 and so on, it's never something exact

[handrawn]

if there is no pattern to it, there may be no easy way to do it

[xAlexandru]

Is there a better program where I can align them to a specific spacing?
And how can I center the characters in the rectangles faster?

[Acorn]

Add a shim to the right of the rightmost character and group it with the character set. Positioning becomes easier.
If you don't wish to group add the shim or leading after the character group. Roughly bring the sets together without any totally overlapping until the rightmost is in it final position. Then select the line and use Object Alignment with Horizontal position set for Distribute equi-spaced.

Basically a form of typesetting.

Acorn

[handrawn]

if the spacing is uniform... but is it, that is the question

plus, I am no expert on what the characters should iook like when positioned centrally on their sqaure, but it seems to me they are displaced both horizontally and vertically, randomly

[xAlexandru]

Yes, they are randomly put because the rectangles and the characters were good, but smaller, I made everything bigger and they started to overlap and so on.