How do i center text in word

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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.

Vertical alignment determines the position of the text within a section of a document relative to the top and bottom margins, and is often used to create a cover page.

  1. Select the text that you want to align.

  2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Left or Align Right .

  1. Select the text that you want to center.

  2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Center .

  1. Select the text that you want to center.

  2. On the Layout or Page Layout tab, click the Dialog Box Launcher Dialog box button in the Page Setup group, and then click the Layout tab.

  3. In the Vertical alignment box, click Center.

  4. In the Apply to box, click Selected text, and then click OK.

When you justify text in Word, you give your text straight edges on both sides of the paragraph. Justifying extends each line of your text to the left and right margins. Justifying text might make the last line of text in a paragraph considerably shorter than the other lines.

  1. Select the text you want to justify.

  2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Justify .

Tips: 

  • In the Paragraph group, click the Dialog Box Launcher Dialog box button, and select the Alignment drop-down menu to set your justified text.

    You can open the Paragraph dialog box by clicking the Expand icon.

    In the Paragraph dialog box, sent the direction of the alignment.

  • You can also use the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl + J to justify your text.

In Office Word 2007, you can choose from a selection of predesigned cover pages to create a professional-looking document quickly and easily.

  1. On the Insert tab, in the Pages group, click Cover Page.

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  2. Click the cover page that you want.

    A cover page is always added to the beginning of the open document.

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Microsoft Word offers a huge array of options for customizing your documents — so huge, in fact, that it can be hard to figure out how to do simple things like center your text. Luckily, the method is easy to remember once you know it. Simply click the «Center» option under the «Paragraph» label at the top of the page (or hit Ctrl+E as a shortcut to switch between centered and left-aligned text).

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    Highlight the text you want to center. If you already have text in the document, the first thing you must do is highlight it. Put the mouse cursor at the start of the text you want to center. Click and hold the left mouse button. Move the cursor to the end of the text you want to highlight. The text should now be bordered by a transparent blue box.

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    Click the «Center» button in the upper toolbar. Follow these directions:[1]

    • Look at the toolbar at the top of the Word window (the space with all the options). The word «Home» in the top left should be selected (it will be by default). If it isn’t (or you’re not sure), click on «Home.»
    • Next, look under the «Paragraph» header, which is below «Home» and to the right. You should see three small buttons that look like pages with the text aligned to the left, center, and right.
    • Click the button with the text aligned in the center.

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    Deselect your text. The text you selected should now be aligned evenly between the left and right margins. Now, click where you would like to continue typing and proceed with the rest of your document.

    • If your text didn’t center, you may have accidentally deselected it before hitting the center button. You need to center your text while it’s selected without clicking anywhere else on the page.

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    If you haven’t typed anything yet, just click the «Center» button. If your document is completely blank, click the «Center» button from the directions above and any text you type will be center-aligned.

    • If you want to add centered text at the end of your document, click at the end of your document, hit the enter/return key to start a new line, and click the «Center» button.

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    Alternatively, hit Ctrl+E. This keyboard combination will switch you back and forth between left-aligned text and centered text.[2]
     If you use it while text is highlighted, the text will change to centered (and back if you hit the keys again). If you use it on a blank line, it will change the alignment of the cursor so that the next words you type are centered.

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    Use the other buttons to change your alignment. The buttons next to the «Center» button in the toolbar allow you to get different text alignments. They all work the same way as the center button does. From left to right, the alignment buttons are:

    • Align left
    • Align center
    • Align right
    • Justify (similar to center except that words will automatically be stretched so that all the lines are the same width).

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    Highlight the text you want to center. This method will align the text midway between the top and bottom margins on the page. To start, highlight the text the same way as you would if you were aligning it horizontally (see method above).

    • If you haven’t typed anything yet, skip this step. When you’re done, the text that you type will be centered vertically.

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    Open the Layout menu. Follow these directions:[3]

    • Click «Page Layout» in the upper toolbar (to the right of the «Home» tab that’s selected by default).
    • Click the «Page Setup» button.
    • In the window that pops up, click the «Layout» tab.

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    Select a centered vertical alignment. In the tab you just selected, look for the «Vertical Alignment» box. Select «Center.»

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    Apply the changes. Clicking «OK» will change the alignment and return you to your document. If you like, you can use the options under «Apply to» to change which parts of your document are centered vertically.

    • For example, if you have highlighted text that you want to center vertically, be sure to choose the «Selected text» option from the «Apply to» menu.

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    Select the text within the table, then go to Layout in the ribbon area. You’ll see an alignment tab there; select any option from the Center line (Align Center Left, Align Center or Align Center Right). All of these will align your text vertically, along with the horizontal alignment you specify.

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    In the top left hand corner of the program, select ‘File’ and then select the ‘Save As…’ option. You can then save it to any directory you want. If the folder you want to put it into isn’t already on the desktop, you’ll need to move it there using windows explorer, or if you want to create a new folder on your desktop, right-click the desktop, and mouse over the ‘New’ option, and select ‘Folder’.

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Text in a Microsoft Word document occasionally needs to be put in the center of the page between the left and right margins.

You might also need to know how to center text in Word vertically in Word documents, which means that it needs to be in the middle of the top and bottom margins.

You can vertically center text in Microsoft Word by selecting the text, choosing the Layout tab, clicking the Page Setup button, choosing the Layout tab, clicking the Vertical Alignment tab, choosing Center, then clicking Apply.

How to Horizontally Center Text in Microsoft Word

  1. Open the document in Word that contains the text you want to center.
  2. Use your mouse to select the text.
  3. Click the Home tab at the top of the window.
  4. Click the Center button in the Paragraph section of the ribbon.

How to Vertically Center Text in Microsoft Word

  1. Open the document containing the text to center vertically.
  2. Use your mouse to select the text you wish to center.
  3. Click the Page Layout tab.
  4. Click the small Page Setup button at the bottom-right corner of the Page Setup section of the ribbon.
  5. Click the dropdown menu to the right of Vertical alignment and choose the Center option.
  6. Click the dropdown menu to the right of Apply to and choose the appropriate option, then click the OK button.

Our article continues below with additional information on how to center align text in Microsoft Word, including expanded sections with pictures for the steps above.

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Adding content to a document in Microsoft Word can include a variety of options. You can format that text using a number of different tools and dialog box menus in the application, and many of those changes can be applied by simply selecting the text you want to change.

But if you need to align text to the center of the page, whether it is vertical alignment or horizontal alignment, then you may be wondering where that setting is found.

When you start typing in a Word document that is using the Normal template, all of the text that you enter will be left aligned by default.

This means that the first letter on each line will be against the left margin of the page. This is the standard for most corporations and institutions and is the most common alignment format used in documents.

But sometimes, a part of your document will need to be centered on the page, either horizontally or vertically.

Our tutorial below will show you how to center text in Microsoft Word using either the horizontal or vertical alignment option so that you can achieve the desired display result for your document.

You may also want to know how to get rid of space after paragraphs in Google Docs if you use that application for document editing, too.

Expanded – How to Center Text in Microsoft Word Horizontally

The summary section above gives a brief overview of how to horizontally center text in Word, but this section provides pictures as well if you would like a little more information. Note that I am using Microsoft Word 2013 in the images below, but the process is the same in most other versions of Word as well.

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Step 1: Open your document in Microsoft Word.

Step 2: Use your mouse to highlight the text that you want to center horizontally.

select the text to center horizontally

Step 3: Click the Home tab at the top of the window.

click the home tab

Step 4: Select the Center button in the Paragraph section of the ribbon.

how to horizontally center text in word

The next section includes information on how to center text vertically if the text you want to modify in your document needs to be in the middle of the page.

Expanded – How to Center Text in Microsoft Word Vertically

We outlined how to vertically center text in the summary section above, but this section will provide images as well. This section was performed using Microsoft Word 2013.

Step 1: Open your document in Microsoft Word.

Step 2: Use your mouse to select the text that you want to center vertically.

If you wish to center the entire document you can skip this step.

how to center text in word

Step 3: Click the Page Layout tab at the top of the window.

select the page layout tab

Step 4: Click the Page Setup button in the Page Setup section of the ribbon.

It’s the tiny button at the bottom-right corner of the section.

click the page setup button

Step 5: Click the dropdown menu to the right of Vertical alignment, then choose the Center option.

Note that the vertical alignment drop down menu also has options for Top, Justified, and Bottom.

how to vertically center text in word

Step 6: Select the dropdown menu to the right of Apply to, then choose the option that fits your needs.

If you selected text earlier, then the Selected sections option will only vertically center that selected text. The Whole document option will vertically center the entire document, and the This point forward will vertically center all of the document text after the point at which your mouse cursor is currently located. Some of the vertical alignment options may not appear depending on the selected text’s locations, whether or not any text is selected, or the composition of the document.

select what to apply the vertical centering to

Step 7: Click the OK button to apply the vertical centering.

click the ok button

How to Center Text in a Table in Microsoft Word

If you have a table in your document and need to center the text in one of the table cells, then you get to use some table-specific centering options. By default the data in your table will be horizontally centered at the top of the table cell, but there are options that let you customize the alignment within a cell.

Step 1: Open the document containing the table text that you want to center.

Step 2: Click inside the cell containing the data you wish to center.

click inside the table cell to center

Step 3: Click the Layout tab at the top of the window under Table Tools.

select the table tools layout tab

Step 4: Click the desired alignment option in the Alignment section of the ribbon.

how to center text in a table in word

Additional Notes on How to Center Text in Word

  • You can also center text horizontally by selecting it and then pressing Ctrl + E on your keyboard.
  • One of the most common reasons to align text either horizontally or vertically is to add a title. If you are adding a title, be sure to check your work or school’s guidelines on titles, as they often include additional requirements like font sizes. You can adjust font styles in the Font section of the ribbon on the Home tab.
  • If you center some text in your document, the center align text setting will typically persist. You will likely need to select the Left Align option after centering your text if you want to return to normal text alignment after centering some of your text.
  • If you vertically center text in Word, you will have several options concerning what parts of your document should be centered. These options include the selected text, the whole document, or “this point forward.”

If you have left aligned text on a page and you need it to be center aligned, then the keyboard shortcut option might be a little easier than using the option on the Home tab.

However, when you need to create vertical centered text on a cover page or title pages, then you will need to use the Page Setup button in the Page Setup group and make the adjustment from the Vertical alignment drop down menu on the Layout tab.

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Open the document in Word that contains the text you want to center. Use your mouse to select the text. Click the Home tab at the top of the window. Click the Center button in the Paragraph section of the ribbon.

Contents

  • 1 How do I center text on a page in Word?
  • 2 How do I center text in the middle of a cell in Word?
  • 3 What is center alignment?
  • 4 How do I turn on alignment guides in Word?
  • 5 How do I align only part of a line in Word?
  • 6 What is center text?
  • 7 How do you center text on a keyboard?
  • 8 How do you center text in CSS?
  • 9 How do I show alignment lines in Word?
  • 10 What is alignment guide in Word?
  • 11 How do you use the Word alignment?
  • 12 How do you align text in a resume?
  • 13 What is the default text alignment?
  • 14 How do I center text vertically in Word for Mac?
  • 15 How do I align text opposite sides in Word?
  • 16 Which alignment is used to move the text to the right?
  • 17 How do you center a form?
  • 18 How do you center a button?
  • 19 What is the shortcut key to Centre align the text?
  • 20 What is the shortcut to align text to the center?

Select the text that you want to center. in the Page Setup group, and then click the Layout tab. In the Vertical alignment box, click Center. In the Apply to box, click Selected text, and then click OK.

How do I center text in the middle of a cell in Word?

Select the text that you want to center, and then click Paragraph on the Format menu. On the Indents and Spacing tab, change the setting in the Alignment box to Centered, and then click OK.

What is center alignment?

Centre Alignment means that the text in the page is exactly in the centre….. also the distance from the left and right margin is equal to the text of the paragraph.

How do I turn on alignment guides in Word?

Turn on the snap-to options

  1. Select a chart, picture, or object in the document.
  2. On the right end of the ribbon, select Format > Align > Grid Settings. The Grid and Guides dialog box appears.
  3. Turn on one or both of these options: Option. Description. Snap objects to grid when the gridlines are not displayed.

How do I align only part of a line in Word?

Now, let’s create that right-aligned tab as follows:

  1. On the Home tab, click the Paragraph group’s dialog launcher and then click Tabs in the bottom-left corner.
  2. Enter 6.5 in the Tab stop position.
  3. Click Right in the Alignment section (Figure C).
  4. Click Set.
  5. Click OK.

What is center text?

In computing, the term “center” is frequently used to describe text that is horizontally in the middle of a line.When text is highlighted, the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + E can be used in many text editors, word processors, and spreadsheets to center text.

How do you center text on a keyboard?

Ctrl+E Center – centers text between margins. Ctrl+R Align Right – aligns text to the right margin, and the left margin is ragged.

How do you center text in CSS?

To center text in CSS, use the text-align property and define it with the value “center.” Let’s start with an easy example. Say you have a text-only web page and want to center all the text. Then you could use the CSS universal selector (*) or the type selector body to target every element on the page.

How do I show alignment lines in Word?

Click the shape or object in the document. Under Drawing Tools on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Align, and then click View Gridlines.

What is alignment guide in Word?

Microsoft Word is equipped with live layout and alignment guides to help you align, resize, and move objects.Move the shape (or other element) around the document to see layout guides and allign them to existing objects.

How do you use the Word alignment?

Examples of alignment in a Sentence
The school has to bring its programs into alignment with state requirements. New alignments have been created within the political party. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘alignment.

How do you align text in a resume?

Once you have the Tabs window open, you’ll need to make three selections:

  1. Tab stop position. The tab stop position tells Word where you want text aligned on the page.
  2. Alignment. Select Right to make sure the text is aligned right, as shown in the blue circle.
  3. Leader.

What is the default text alignment?

The default alignment for text in a Word document is for it to be left justified. However, you can change that. The alignment buttons on the Home tab (in the Paragraph group) allow us to justify, or align, not only text but other objects as well.

How do I center text vertically in Word for Mac?

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 align text opposite sides in Word?

Click in the ruler to place a tab marker and then drag it over to the right hand side of your page. Now double click on the marker and change the alignment to right. Now when you press TAB while typing on that line, instead of just indenting your text a bit, you can type text aligned to the right of the page.

Which alignment is used to move the text to the right?

To make text right aligned, select and highlight the text first, then hold down Ctrl (the control key) on the keyboard and then press R. To make text justified, select and highlight the text first, then hold down Ctrl (the control key) on the keyboard and then press J.

How do you center a form?

  1. Wrap your form in a div.
  2. Set the div’s display to block and text-align to center (this will center the contained form).
  3. Set the form’s display to inline-block (auto-sizes to content), left and right margins to auto (centers it horizontally), and text-align to left (or else its children will be center-aligned too).

How do you center a button?

How to center a button in CSS?

  1. text-align: center – By setting the value of text-align property of parent div tag to the center.
  2. margin: auto – By setting the value of margin property to auto.
  3. display: flex – By setting the value of display property to flex and the value of justify-content property to center.

What is the shortcut key to Centre align the text?

Ctrl + E
In MS Word Ctrl + E is the shortcut key to “Centre Align” the selected text.

What is the shortcut to align text to the center?

Ctrl + E
The shortcut key Ctrl + E is used to align the line or selected text to the centre of the screen.

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Use your mouse to select the text you wish to center. Click the Page Layout tab. Click the small Page Setup button at the bottom-right corner of the Page Setup section of the ribbon. Click the dropdown menu to the right of Vertical alignment and choose the Center option.

How do you center align text in Word?

Select the text that you want to center. in the Page Setup group, and then click the Layout tab. In the Vertical alignment box, click Center. In the Apply to box, click Selected text, and then click OK.

How do I center text in the middle of the page 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.

Where is the Center text button in Word?

To align text using the alignment buttons:

Select or click anywhere inside the paragraph you want to align. Click the align left, center, align right, or justify button on the Formatting toolbar.

How do I adjust text in Word?

Change text alignment

  1. Place the insertion point anywhere in the paragraph, document, or table that you want to align.
  2. Do one of the following: To align the text left, press Ctrl+L. To align the text right, press Ctrl+R. To center the text, press Ctrl+E.

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Which button is used align the text?

To align text to the right, select the text you want to modify and use the Ctrl + R keyboard combination. To align text to the center, select the text you want to modify and use the Ctrl + E keyboard combination.

How do I center a page vertically in Word?

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. Your cover page text is now centered vertically on the page.

How do you center text in the middle of a page in Word for Mac 2019?

Select the “Layout” tab and then click the arrow next to “Vertical Alignment” in the “Page” section. A selection of vertical alignment options will appear. Go ahead and click “Center” (or choose another option that better suits your requirements). Your text will now reflect the selected vertical alignment option.

How do you center a table vertically in Word?

All you need to do is position the insertion point somewhere within the text and then click on the Center button on the Home tab of the ribbon or press Ctrl+E. Centering text vertically is almost as easy: Position the insertion point within the cell you want to vertically center.

Why can’t I Align Center in Word?

Select the text that you want to center, and then click Paragraph on the Format menu. On the Indents and Spacing tab, change the setting in the Alignment box to Centered, and then click OK. … On the Indents and Spacing tab, change the setting in the Alignment box to Centered, and then click OK.

How do I align text horizontally?

To align text horizontally on a page, highlight the text you want to center. Next, click the “Center Alignment” icon in the “Paragraph” group of the “Home” tab. Alternatively, you can use the Ctrl+E keyboard shortcut. Your text will now be horizontally aligned.

How do I center a table in Word 2020?

Centering a Table

  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. Click on Center.
  5. Click on Close.

How do I fit text into a table in Word?

To adjust table row and column size in Word:

  1. To fit the columns to the text (or page margins if cells are empty), click [AutoFit] > select «AutoFit Contents.»
  2. To fit the table to the text, click [AutoFit] > select «AutoFit Window.»

How do I flush left in Word?

Flush Left and Flush Right On the Same Line

  1. Make sure the paragraph is formatted as left-aligned.
  2. Choose the Tabs option from the Format menu. Word displays the Tabs dialog box. …
  3. Insert a right-aligned tab near the right edge of the line.
  4. Click on Set.
  5. Click on OK.
  6. Type your text.

How do I show formatting marks in Word?

Turn the display of formatting marks on or off

  1. Go to File > Help > Options > Display.
  2. Under Always show these formatting marks on the screen, select the check box for each formatting mark that you always want to display regardless if the Show/Hide. button is turned on or off.

How do I type vertically in Word 2010?

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  1. Enter your Word art as usual.
  2. Then click on the word art box you just made.
  3. Make sure you click on ‘Format’ on the top of Publisher.
  4. Third option across the top says ‘vertical text’
  5. Click and your text is vertical ;)

Where is Page Setup in Word?

Click Page Layout tab

  1. Click Page Layout tab.
  2. Move to Page Setup group.
  3. Click the little square with an arrow in the right bottom of the group.
  4. The Page Setup window pops up.

How do you clear the formatting in Word?

Clear formatting from text

  1. Select the text that you want to return to its default formatting.
  2. In Word: On the Edit menu, click Clear and then select Clear Formatting. In PowerPoint: On the Home tab, in the Font group, click Clear All Formatting .

How do I align text in pages?

Select text or tap a text box or a shape with text to select it; if you’re working in a table, tap a table cell or select a row or column. in the shortcut bar above the keyboard, then tap an alignment option. , then tap one of the alignment buttons (scroll down to see them).

How many types of alignment are there?

There are four main alignments: left, right, center, and justified.

What is the text wrapping?

Text wrap is a feature supported by many word processors that enables you to surround a picture or diagram with text. The text wraps around the graphic. … Text wrap is also called text flow.

How do you center a table in Word HTML?

To center align text in table cells, use the CSS property text-align. The <table> tag align attribute was used before, but HTML5 deprecated the attribute. Do not use it. So, use CSS to align text in table cells.

How do I center a table on a page?

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  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. …
  4. OK out of the dialog boxes and your Table should be centered.

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