Aligning and justifying text

You can align text to one edge of a paragraph (left, center, or right for horizontal text; top, center, or bottom for vertical text) and justify text to both edges of a paragraph. Alignment options are available for both point text and paragraph text; justification options are available only for paragraph text.

To specify alignment:

In the Paragraph palette, click an alignment option. The options for horizontal text are:

Aligns text to the left, leaving the right edge of the paragraph ragged.

Aligns text to the center, leaving both edges of the paragraph ragged.

Aligns text to the right, leaving the left edge of the paragraph ragged.

The options for vertical text are:

Aligns text to the top, leaving the bottom edge of the paragraph ragged.

Aligns text to the center, leaving both the top and bottom edges of the paragraph ragged.

Aligns text to the bottom, leaving the top edge of the paragraph ragged.

To specify justification for paragraph text:

In the Paragraph palette, click a justification option. The options for horizontal text are:

Justifies all lines except the last, which is left-aligned.

Justifies all lines except the last, which is center-aligned.

Justifies all lines except the last, which is right-aligned.

Justifies all lines including the last, which is force-justified.

The options for vertical text are:

Justifies all lines except the last, which is top-aligned.

Justifies all lines except the last, which is center-aligned.

Justifies all lines except the last, which is bottom-aligned.

Justifies all lines including the last, which is force-justified.