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How to Change the Alignment of Text in Microsoft Word

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In Microsoft Word 97 and 2000 (for PC) and 98 (for Macintosh), you can center text on the page, align it with the left or right margin, or justify it (so both left and right margins are even). Controlling alignment allows you to add a professional look to your documents.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  1. Step 1

    Select the text you want to realign.

  2. Step 2

    Go to the Formatting toolbar.

  3. Step 3

    Locate the four alignment buttons: Align Left, Center, Align Right, Justify.(These buttons are to the right of the text attribute buttons: Bold, Italic, Underline.)

  4. Step 4

    Click a button to change the text alignment.

Tips & Warnings
  • The alignment buttons show lines of text in the related alignment style.

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purefusion said

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on 3/18/2009 Now, how does one apply multiple justifications on a single line? I want to split one part of the line to the left, the other to the right. I know it's possible, because I'm looking at a document that has done it. It doesn't use tables to perform the trick, either.

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