Align and justify 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 panel, click an alignment option:
    Aligns horizontal text to the left, leaving the right edge of the paragraph ragged.

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

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

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

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

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

  • To specify justification for paragraph text, in the Paragraph panel, click a justification option:
    Justifies all horizontal lines except the last, which is left-aligned.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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