Information about Aligning Paragraphs in MS Word

Microsoft Word gives a choice of several types of paragraph alignments. Left-aligned text is flushed with the left margin of the document and this is always the default setting. Similarly, right-aligned text is flush with the right margin of the document. Centered-aligned text is centered between the left and right margins. Justified text is flush with both the left and right margins.

EXAMPLE: Left-Aligned Sample Paragraph

Microsoft Word gives a choice of several types of paragraph alignments. Left-aligned text is flushed with the left margin of the document and this is always the default setting. Similarly, right-aligned text is flush with the right margin of the document. Centered-aligned text is centered between the left and right margins. Justified text is flush with both the left and right margins.

EXAMPLE: Right-aligned Sample Paragraph

Microsoft Word gives a choice of several types of paragraph alignments. Left-aligned text is flushed with the left margin of the document and this is always the default setting. Similarly, right-aligned text is flush with the right margin of the document. Centered-aligned text is centered between the left and right margins. Justified text is flush with both the left and right margins.

EXAMPLE: Centered Aligned Sample Paragraph

Microsoft Word gives a choice of several types of paragraph alignments. Left-aligned text is flushed with the left margin of the document and this is always the default setting. Similarly, right-aligned text is flush with the right margin of the document. Centered-aligned text is centered between the left and right margins. Justified text is flush with both the left and right margins.

EXAMPLE: Justified Sample Paragraph

Microsoft Word gives a choice of several types of paragraph alignments. Left-aligned text is flushed with the left margin of the document and this is always the default setting. Similarly, right-aligned text is flush with the right margin of the document. Centered-aligned text is centered between the left and right margins. Justified text is flush with both the left and right margins.


How to Right-align?

  1. First of all, select the paragraph/paragraphs to be aligned
  2. Now, choose the 'Home' tab
  3. In that, click the right-align button in the 'Paragraph' group
  4. MS Word will right-align your paragraph/paragraphs

How to Left-align?

  1. First of all, select the paragraph/paragraphs to be aligned
  2. Now, choose the 'Home' tab
  3. In that, click the left-align button in the 'Paragraph' group
  4. MS Word will left-align your paragraph/paragraphs

How to Center align?

  1. First of all, select the paragraph/paragraphs to be aligned
  2. Now, choose the 'Home' tab
  3. In that, click the center-align button in the 'Paragraph' group
  4. MS Word will center-align your paragraph/paragraphs

How to Justify?

  1. First of all, select the paragraph/paragraphs to be aligned
  2. Now, choose the 'Home' tab
  3. In that, click the justify button in the 'Paragraph' group
  4. MS Word will justify your paragraph/paragraphs

Right-align using Keys

  1. First of all, select the paragraph/paragraphs to be aligned
  2. Press Ctrl+r keys on the keyboard
  3. The paragraph/paragraphs will be right-aligned

Left-align using Keys

  1. First of all, select the paragraph/paragraphs to be aligned
  2. Press Ctrl+l keys on the keyboard
  3. The paragraph/paragraphs will be left-aligned

Center-align using Keys

  1. First of all, select the paragraph/paragraphs to be aligned
  2. Press Ctrl+e keys on the keyboard
  3. The paragraph/paragraphs will be centered-aligned

Justify using Keys

  1. First of all, select the paragraph/paragraphs to be aligned
  2. Press Ctrl+j keys on the keyboard
  3. The paragraph/paragraphs will be justified