Below are the steps on how to change the alignment of text in a word processor and most text editing programs. View the steps for the program you are using by clicking on one of the links below.
Align text in Microsoft Word
Oct 20, 2015 To change the alignment of text and objects on a page so that they appear in the center: Select what you want to center, and from the Page Layout tab, expand the Page Setup section. In the Layout tab, you’ll find a Vertical alignment drop-down menu in the Page section. Select Center from the drop-down menu. Make sure the Apply to drop-down.
TipThe steps below are for changing the alignment of text in Microsoft Word. They can also be used to align text in a column or row for Microsoft Excel and most other text programs.
- Page orientation defines the direction for printing or displaying the document in Word, but one does not have to be the same for the entire document. Usually, the whole article, paper, or report is printed in the Portrait mode, but for a page with the big table, it is more convenient to use the Landscape mode.
- Need to know exist in one table and not exsit other I need to find the rows that exist in one table but not in the other with this condition: (prodname exist in table1 and not in table2.prodname ) AND (prodname exist in table1 and not in table2.' S'+prodname ) explanation: i want to know if the product not exit and if the combination of the charachter 'S' with the product Name also not.
To change the horizontal alignment of text in Word, highlight the text you want to change and click the left, center, or right alignment icons, as shown in the image. In all new versions of Microsoft Word, the alignment options are found under the Home tab.
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Press one of the shortcut keys to adjust the alignment of any highlighted text. For left alignment, highlight the text and press Ctrl+L. For center alignment, highlight the text and press Ctrl+E. For right alignment, highlight the text and press Ctrl+R.
Adjusting the vertical alignment
If you want to change the vertical alignment of text, follow the steps listed below.
- Open Microsoft Word
- Click File and then Page Setup
- Click the Layout tab
- Under Vertical alignment, click the down arrow and select center, bottom, or the alignment you want to use. If you do not want this setting to affect the whole document, change the 'Apply to' to the selected text.
Align text in WordPad
To change the horizontal alignment of text in WordPad, highlight the text and click the left, center, or right alignment icons in the Paragraph section of the menu bar.
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How To Center Text In HTML
If you're working with a .txt file or save the file as a .txt file, all formatting is lost, including any alignment. If you want to align text in a .txt file, edit the file, and then use the Save As option to save it as a .rtf, .docx, or .odt.
Align text in Google Docs
In Google Docs, you can click one of the alignment options (left, center, right) in the top center of the toolbar.
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Press one of the shortcut keys to adjust the alignment of any highlighted text. For left alignment, highlight the text and press Ctrl+Shift+L. For center alignment, highlight the text and press Ctrl+Shift+E. For right alignment, highlight the text and press Ctrl+Shift+R.
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- Open Google Docs
- Highlight the text you want to align.
- Click Format, Align, and then choose an alignment.
Align text in OpenOffice Writer
To change the horizontal alignment of the text in OpenOffice Writer, highlight the text you want to change and click the left, center, or right icons on the toolbar. These icons look similar to those shown in the above example picture of the Microsoft Word.
How to change the vertical alignment
OpenOffice Writer does not have a feature like Microsoft Word that allows you to vertically align text. However, this can still be done using frames. To do this, follow the steps listed below.
- Open OpenOffice Writer
- Click Insert
- Click Frame
- In the Frame window under type, change the horizontal and vertical position to center and both to 'Entire page.'
- Because the frame has borders, unless you want to keep these borders, click the borders tab and click None under Style.
- Once done, you'll have a frame in the center of your page to enter any text and have it centered.
Additional information
- See the alignment and justify definitions for related information and links.