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Chapter 11 - Formatting (Alignment of Text)

Alignment of Text
Alignment determines the appearance and orientation of the edges of the
paragraph: left-aligned text, right-aligned text, centered text, or justified text,
which is aligned evenly along the left and right margins. For example, in a

paragraph that is left-aligned (the most common alignment), the left edge of the
paragraph is flush with the left margin.

Text Alignment Buttons

Aligning text can be invaluable when trying to format your document to meet

certain standards. Most documents have text that is left aligned. However, if you
were creating a greeting card or advertisement, you might need to know how to
center align, right align or justify your text.

Left Alignment

Left align is the default in Word. All selected items (text, numbers and inline
objects) are aligned to the left-hand margin with a ragged right edge. (See
picture below)

1. Select the text you want to align.

2. Click the Align Left button on the Formatting Toolbar.

Left Alignment

Notice how each line is a different length. In most cases your documents will
be left-aligned.