What is text alignment?
• The process of aligning text relative to the left and right margins and the centre of the page will affect the way your documents look. Normally, and for most office correspondence, text will be aligned to the left-hand side of the page or column which results in a ragged right appearance. If text is justified, the words will be aligned to the left and right margins as in newsletters, magazines and newspapers where multiple columns are used. To align text in a document • To align text, place the insertion point at the beginning of your new document or where you want to enter new text OR select the text you wish to align. • Use the alignment icons located on the Formatting toolbar. • Select from the list to achieve the following results: Align Left: Aligns text flush with the left margin. This is the default setting. Centre: Centres text between the left and right margins. Align Right: Aligns text flush with the right margin. Justify: Spreads text evenly between the left and right mar
