Text paragraphs can be aligned in the following ways:
Left align
Center
Right align
Justify (here, the words are distributed evenly over the available space)
Applying via the icons of the command group "Paragraph"
To change the paragraph alignment via the icons, proceed as follows:
| 1. | Place the text cursor in the desired paragraph (or select several paragraphs). |
| 2. | Click on the desired button on the ribbon tab Home | group Paragraph. |
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Shortcut keys
You can also use the following shortcut keys to change the paragraph alignment:
Command |
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Windows/Linux |
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Mac |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Left align |
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Ctrl+L |
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Cmd+L |
Center |
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Ctrl+E |
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Cmd+E |
Right align |
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Ctrl+R |
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Cmd+R |
Justify |
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Ctrl+J |
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Cmd+J |
In the dialog box of the command group "Paragraph"
If you only want to change the paragraph alignment, the options in the dialog box are exactly the same as the buttons described above. Thus, it is only advisable to use the dialog box if you also want to use other paragraph formatting options that are not available as buttons.
You open the dialog box for paragraph alignment by clicking on the group arrow
in the bottom right corner of the ribbon tab Home | group Paragraph. On the Paragraph tab, you will find the paragraph alignment in the dropdown list Alignment.