Alignment

Sets the alignment of the paragraph relative to the margins of page.

To access this command...

Choose Format - Paragraph - Alignment tab.

Choose View - Styles - open context menu of an entry and choose Modify/New - Alignment tab.

Options

Set the alignment options for the current paragraph.

Left

Aligns the paragraph to the left page margin. If Asian language support is enabled, this option is named Left/Top.

Icon on the Formatting Bar:

Align Left

Right

Aligns the paragraph to the right page margin. If Asian language support is enabled, this option is named Right/Bottom.

Icon on the Formatting Bar:

Align Right

Centred

Centres the contents of the paragraph on the page.

Icon on the Formatting Bar:

Align Centre HorizontallyCentred

Justify

Aligns the paragraph to the left and to the right page margins.

Icon on the Formatting Bar:

Justified

Last Line

Specify the alignment for the last line in the paragraph.

Expand single word

If the last line of a justified paragraph consists of one word, the word is stretched to the width of the paragraph.

Snap to text grid (if active)

Aligns the paragraph to a text grid. To activate the text grid, choose Format - Page - Text Grid.

Text-to-text

Alignment

Select an alignment option for oversized or undersized characters in the paragraph relative to the rest of the text in the paragraph.

Properties

Text direction

Specify the text direction for a paragraph that uses complex text layout (CTL). This feature is only available if complex text layout support is enabled.

Preview Field

Displays a preview of the current selection.

Reset

Resets changes made to the current tab to those applicable when this dialogue box was opened.