Place the insertion point anywhere in the paragraph, document, or table that you want to align. Do one of the following: To align the text left, press Ctrl+L. To align the text right, press Ctrl+R.
To center lines of text in the frame, choose Center. To vertically align lines of text up from the bottom of the frame, choose Bottom. To evenly distribute lines of text vertically between the top and bottom of the frame, choose Justify.
When you justify text, space is added between words so that both edges of each line are aligned with both margins. The last line in the paragraph is aligned left. Click anywhere in the paragraph that you want to justify.
What are the different types of alignment? There are four main types of alignment commonly used in design: left alignment, right alignment, center alignment, and justified alignment.
Choose Center to center text with a ragged left and right edge (Ctrl+E). Choose Right to align text to the right with a ragged left edge (Ctrl+R). Choose Justify to align text both left and right, adding space between words (Ctrl+J). The level at which the paragraph appears in Outline view.
To justify text in Microsoft Word, select the text you want to justify and go to the "home" tab. In the "paragraph" section, click on the small arrow in the bottom right corner. In the "paragraph" dialog box that appears, under the "alignment" section, select "justify" from the drop-down menu.
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