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39. Text Alignments

PowerPoint offers various text alignment options to create visually appealing designs and
organizing the content better. The table below describes the various text alignment options
available in PowerPoint.

Alignment Icon Description

Aligns the text to the left of the shape/ text box.

Aligns the text in the middle of the shape/ text box.

Aligns the text to the right of the shape/ text box.

Justifies the alignment by adjusting the character spacing so the
final text looks aligned from both left and right.

Specifies text direction: horizontal (default), stacked (vertical),
rotated by 90 or 270 degrees. You can also customize the text
direction to other angles.

Vertically aligns the text; top, bottom or middle of the text box/
shape.

Alignment can be done on selected portion of text in text boxes, shapes and even
SmartArt. The following steps will help you align text.

Step 1: Select the portion of text that needs to be aligned. If you select a specific portion
of text, the alignment settings will apply to that portion of text alone. If you select the
entire shape/ text box, the settings will apply for the entire selection.

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