Align text

You can adjust paragraphs in a page, column, table cell, text box, or shape so that text is aligned to the left or right, centered, or aligned on both the left and right (justified).

You can also align text vertically in a text box, shape, or a table cell, column, or row.

Align or justify text

  1. Select one or more paragraphs; a text box; a shape with text; or a table cell, row, or column.

  2. Click the Style button near the top of the sidebar on the right.

    If you don’t see a sidebar, or the sidebar doesn’t have a Style button, click Format button in the toolbar. If the text is in a text box, table, or shape, first click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar, then click the Style button.

  3. In the Alignment section, click the alignment buttons you want.

    The Alignment section of the Format inspector with buttons for aligning text horizontally and vertically and buttons to move text left or right

To apply these changes to all of the paragraphs in your document that use this paragraph style, click the Update button next to the paragraph style name at the top of the sidebar.

See also
Set tab stops
Set paper size and margins
Use alignment guides
Use rulers