Centering table in word

Center a Table Horizontally in Word. Once you have selected the entire table, press “Ctrl” and “E” on the keyboard to center the table between the left and right margins.

Contents

  • 1 How do I center a table horizontally?
  • 2 How do I center a table horizontally in Word 2019?
  • 3 How do I center a table vertically in Word?
  • 4 How do I center vertically in Word?
  • 5 How do I center text vertically in a table in Word 2010?
  • 6 How do you put a table in the center?
  • 7 How do I change the horizontal position absolute in Word?
  • 8 How do you vertically center in Word 2016?
  • 9 What is the keyboard shortcut for center alignment?
  • 10 How do you vertically align text?
  • 11 How do you align Rows in Word?
  • 12 How do I align left and center in Word?
  • 13 How do I change the position of a table in Word?
  • 14 What is the command used to align the table at the center in LaTeX?
  • 15 How do you vertically align a table in the center in HTML?
  • 16 How do I center a table inside a div?

Center a Table Horizontally in Word. Once you have selected the entire table, press “Ctrl” and “E” on the keyboard to center the table between the left and right margins.

How do I center a table horizontally in Word 2019?

Right-click anywhere inside the table and then choose the “Table Properties” command from the context menu that appears. In the Table Properties window that opens, you can choose left, center, or right alignment by clicking those options in the “Alignment” section.

How do I center a table vertically in Word?

Centering Information in Table Cells

  1. Right-click on the cell containing the information you want to vertically center. This displays a Context menu for the cell.
  2. Choose the Alignment (Word 97) or Cell Alignment (Word 2000 or later) option from the Context menu.
  3. Choose the Center Vertically option.

How do I center vertically in Word?

1 Select the text you want to center between the top and bottom margins. 2 On the Page Layout tab, click the Page Setup Dialog Box Launcher. 3 Select the Layout tab. 4 In the Vertical alignment box, click Center 5 In the Apply to box, click Selected text, and then click OK.

How do I center text vertically in a table in Word 2010?

Center the text vertically between the top and bottom margins

  1. Select the text that you want to center.
  2. On the Layout or Page Layout tab, click the Dialog Box Launcher.
  3. In the Vertical alignment box, click Center.
  4. In the Apply to box, click Selected text, and then click OK.

How do you put a table in the center?

Center a table with CSS

  1. Method 1. To center a table, you need to set the margins, like this: table.center { margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; }
  2. Method 2. If you want your table to be a certain percentage width, you can do this: table#table1 { width:70%; margin-left:15%; margin-right:15%; }
  3. Method 3.

How do I change the horizontal position absolute in Word?

Drag the picture downward so that its top aligns with the top of the first body paragraph. Click the Position button again and choose More Layout Options. The Layout dialog box opens with the Position tab displayed. In the Horizontal section, click Absolute position, and then in the Absolute position text box, enter 5.

How do you vertically center in Word 2016?

Click the “Page Layout” tab. Click the “Page Setup” button in the lower-right corner of the “Page Setup” section of the “Page Layout” tab. On the “Page Setup” dialog box, click the “Layout” tab. In the “Page” section, select “Center” from the “Vertical alignment” drop-down list.

What is the keyboard shortcut for center alignment?

Ctrl+E
Align and format paragraphs

To do this Press
Center the paragraph. Ctrl+E
Justify the paragraph. Ctrl+J
Align the paragraph to the left. Ctrl+L
Align the paragraph to the right. Ctrl+R

How do you vertically align text?

How to Vertically Center Text with CSS

  1. Use the CSS vertical-align property.
  2. Use CSS Flexbox.
  3. Use the CSS display property.
  4. Use the CSS line-height property.
  5. Set equal top and bottom padding.
  6. Set absolute positioning and negative margin.
  7. Set absolute positioning and stretching.
  8. Set the CSS transform property.

How do you align Rows in Word?

Select the cells, columns, or rows, with text that you want to align (or select your entire table). Go to the (Table Tools) Layout tab. Click an Align button (you may have to click the Alignment button first, depending on the size of your screen).

How do I align left and center in Word?

In Word, if you want to align some text, first select it. Then, click or tap on the Home tab at the top of the window. In the Paragraph section, click or tap on Align Left or Align Right, depending on what you want.

How do I change the position of a table in Word?

Right-click the table and select Table Properties. In the Table tab, under Text Wrapping, click Around. Click the Positioning button. Under Horizontal, click the drop-down arrow in the Position box and select Center.

What is the command used to align the table at the center in LaTeX?

The text of a figure or table can be centered on the page by putting a centering command at the beginning of the figure or table environment. Unlike the center environment, the centering command does not start a new paragraph; it simply changes how LaTeX formats paragraph units.

How do you vertically align a table in the center in HTML?

CSS Table Alignment

  1. td { text-align: center; } Try it Yourself »
  2. th { text-align: left; } Try it Yourself »
  3. td { height: 50px; vertical-align: bottom; } Try it Yourself »

How do I center a table inside a div?

To center a table inside a div, you must either add the attribute align=”center” to your table, or add margin auto via CSS as tables already have the width attribute set to auto by default. If you will add 100% width, automatically your table will be wider as his container.

By default, MS Word aligns tables and other objects to the left. This article will discuss various methods to centre align tables in word.

  • Using the Center-align button 
  • Using the Context Menu
  • Using a shortcut key

Method 1: Using the Center-align Button

Step 1: Open up an MS Word file. 

Step 2: Select the table. 

Once your document is ready, select the table by clicking the Move icon found at the upper left corner of the table. 

Step 3: Click the Center-align button. 

Go to the Home tab and select the Center-align icon found under the Paragraph group. 

It will center-align the table.


Method 2: Using the Context Menu

Step 1: Open up an MS Word file. 

Step 2: Access the Context menu. 

Now that your document is ready, right-click on the table to display the Context menu.

On it, select the Table Properties option. This will launch a dialogue box. 

On the Table tab, select the Center option under the Alignment group.

Then, click the OK button to proceed. Otherwise, click the Cancel button. 


Method 3: Using Shortcut Keys

Step 1: Open up an MS Word file. 

Step 2: Select the table. 

Once the table is selected, press the CTRL + E keys on your keyboard. 


Conclusion

We hope you’ve found this article helpful! 

Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Word in Microsoft 365. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Centering a Table.

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 14, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Word in Microsoft 365


By default, Word automatically left-justifies a table in your document. If you want to quickly center the table between the page margins, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click on the table. Word displays a Context menu.
  2. Choose Table Properties from the Context menu. Word displays the Table Properties dialog box.
  3. Make sure the Table tab is selected. (See Figure 1.)
  4. Figure 1. The Table tab of the Table Properties dialog box.

  5. Click on Center.
  6. Click on Close.

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Microsoft Word 2010 makes it very simple to insert a table, but the act of customizing the table to make it look good can be a little more difficult. One particular area of concern is the fact that the table is left-aligned in your document by default, which is made more evident if you reduce your column sizes so that the table is not taking up the entire width of the document.

Fortunately this is something that you can adjust, so you can simply follow the tutorial outlined below to learn how to center a table in a Microsoft Word 2010 document. The table will then be centered horizontally on the page, despite any other document elements alignments that you may have previously configured.

How to Center a Table in Word – Quick Summary

  1. Hover over the table, then click the square with arrows at the top left of the table.
  2. Click the Home tab at the top of the window.
  3. Click the Center option in the Paragraph section of the ribbon.

For additional information, including pictures of these steps, continue to the section below.

If you want to middle align text other than inside a table, then our how to center text in Word tutorial can provide you with that information.

Centering Tables in Word 2010

A left-aligned table in Microsoft Word 2010 can look out of place, particularly if it is a table that only has a couple of thin columns. Fortunately this is something that you can adjust by following these simple steps to center your Word 2010 table. Once you’re done, find out how to add more columns to your table, if necessary.

Step 1: Open the document containing the table in Word 2010.

Step 2: Hover your mouse over the table until you see a small square appear at the top-left corner of the table.

hover your mouse over the table

Step 3: Click the small square to highlight the entire table.

select the entire table

Step 4: Click the Home tab at the top of the window.

click the home tab

Step 5: Click the Center option in the Paragraph section of the ribbon at the top of the window.

center the table in word 2010

Your table will now be centered on the document.

Do you also work with documents in Google Docs? You can find out how to center text in a table in Google Docs if you don’t like the default alignment.

Note that centering the table using the method above will center the table object on the page. If, instead, you need to center the table elements within their cells, then use your mouse to select all of the table contents, then click the Center option on the Home tab from step 5 above.

If your table isn’t quite big enough for your needs, you can add a row to the end of the table to give yourself some more empty cells.

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I’m trying to insert a table in Microsoft Word. The entire page would consist of only this table, and I want it to be perfectly centered (both horizontally and vertically) on the page.

I’m not having any trouble getting it perfectly centered horizontally on the page, but I can’t seem to get it to vertically center on the page. I have the page layout set to center vertically, but there’s an extra line below the table that it won’t let me remove, which is causing extra spacing below it.

Example of odd spacing

I’m using Microsoft Word 2010. How can I get this table to center perfectly vertically and ignore this silly line that it insists on being there?

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asked Jun 12, 2013 at 2:26

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This should be pretty easy using the Table’s properties. Try this:

  1. Select your table, then right click.
  2. On the Table Tab, Text Wrapping, choose Around. This should activate the Positioning option.
  3. Select Positioning, and in the Table Positioning dialog box, set:
    • Horizontal Position = Center, Relative to Page
    • Vertical Position = Center, Relative to Page
    • Move with Text = unchecked
  4. OK out of the dialog boxes and your Table should be centered. And it should stay centered regardless of changes to the Table (e.g. adding rows) or changes to surrounding text (including the extra, «silly line».

FWIW, you shouldn’t even have to modify the Page Layout Property, this solution addresses the Table’s location regardless of the Page’s properties, so any text you may want to add could still be top justified.

answered Jun 12, 2013 at 11:50

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Horizontal centering is fine as you stated, but IMO to achieve perfect vertical centering you’ll have to place the table inside a text box, resize the text box to have the same margins on all 4 sides of the table, remove the text box border and finally center the text box on the page using either
Format / Position or Format / Align:

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answered Jun 12, 2013 at 4:55

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It’s not really intuitive, but if you increase the font size of the extra line to 1000 pt it will force that line onto a second page leaving the table perfectly centered on the first page.

Another solution would be to simply insert a line before the table. If the font size of the line before the table is the same as the font size of the line after the table you should find that the table is perfectly centered vertically.

answered Jan 30 at 19:58

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If you create a table in Word and type some contents in it, you’ll find the text is automatically aligned left just like in Excel. It’s the default setting. If you don’t like it and want to center the text in each cell of Word tables, there are methods you can try.

First, select all the content in the table.

How to Center the Text in Tables of Word 2016

Then switch to Home tab and click Center in Paragraph section. The text will be centered immediately as below. But it’s still at the upper place of each cell.

How to Center the Text in Tables of Word 2016

If you want to center the text in Word tables both horizontally and vertically, you should select all the text at first as well. Then right-click the selected text and choose Table Properties…

How to Center the Text in Tables of Word 2016

Switch to Cell tab and choose Center in Vertical alignment. Hit OK to implement it.

How to Center the Text in Tables of Word 2016

Now check the table again. You’ve centered the text completely.

How to Center the Text in Tables of Word 2016

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To center a table in Word:

  • Right-click anywhere in the table.
  • A shortcut menu appears. Select Table
    Properties…
Right click inside the table - then click on properties
  • The Table Properties window appears. In
    the Alignment group, select Center.
Select center from the window in the alignment group
  • Press the OK button.

The above steps will center any table in Microsoft Word.

Centering a table in Word is different from centering the
text inside a table.

If you center a table, it doesn’t center the text inside the table. Therefore, you need to take some actions to center text in the table too.

Without further ado, below are the steps to center text in a
table in Word:

  • Select the text inside the cell you wish to center
  • If you want to center all the text in the table, select the entire table.
  • Now press Ctrl+E on your keyboard (shortcut to center text in Word).

Alternatively:

  • Click on the Home tab.
  • In the Paragraph group, click on the Center
    button.
Go to Home>Paragraph>Center

This will center the text in the selected cells of the table.

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