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Use Word with your keyboard and a screen reader to change text alignment in your documents. We have tested it with Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques. You'll learn how to quickly center text, align it on the right or left margin, or justify it to adjust the spacing between words in a paragraph so that the left and right edges are even. You'll also learn how to align a page vertically. How alignment is described in Word documents can vary depending on the screen reader. You might need to adjust the verbosity settings of your screen reader. For example, to hear a description of your text’s alignment in JAWS, press Insert+F. In Narrator, press the Narrator key+0. For more information, refer to your screen reader’s documentation.
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Left-align text
Right-align text
Center text
Justify textNote: Justified text can be difficult to read for people who have a reading disability, such as dyslexia. To make your document as accessible as possible, chose a different alignment style.
Align a page verticallyYou can align a page vertically, for example, to create a cover page. Vertical alignment positions the selected text relative to the top and bottom margins.
Customize paragraph alignmentTo align your text to a specific place, you can quickly indent paragraphs from the left or right margins of the page. For more information, refer to Use a screen reader to set line spacing and indenting in Word. Align text using SearchTo find an option or perform an action quickly, use the Search text field. To learn more about the Search feature, go to Find what you need with Microsoft Search in Office. Note: Depending on the version of Office you are using, the Search text field at the top of the app window might be called Tell Me instead. Both offer a largely similar experience, but some options and search results can vary.
See alsoUse a screen reader to insert and change text in Word Use a screen reader to set line spacing and indenting in Word Keyboard shortcuts in Word Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365 Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word What's new in Microsoft 365 Use Word for Mac with your keyboard and VoiceOver, the built-in macOS screen reader, to change text alignment. You'll learn how to quickly center text, align it on the right or left margin, or justify it to adjust the spacing between words in a paragraph so that the left and right edges are even. You'll also learn how to align a page vertically.
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Align text left or right, center text, or justify textAlignment determines the appearance and orientation of the edges of the paragraph: left-aligned, right-aligned, centered, or justified text. You can quickly format the paragraphs in your document to the alignment you want.
Align a page verticallyYou can align a page vertically, for example, to create a cover page. Vertical alignment positions the selected text relative to the top and bottom margins.
Customize paragraph indentationTo align your text to a specific place, you can quickly indent paragraphs from the left or right margins of the page. For more information, refer to Use a screen reader to set line spacing and indenting in Word. See alsoUse a screen reader to insert and change text in Word Use a screen reader to set line spacing and indenting in Word Keyboard shortcuts in Word Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365 Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word What's new in Microsoft 365 Use Word for iOS with VoiceOver, the built-in iOS screen reader, to change text alignment. You'll learn how to quickly center text, align it to the right or left margin, or justify it to adjust the spacing between words in a paragraph so that the left and right edges are even. To align a page vertically, for example, to create a cover page, switch to the full desktop version of Word. Notes:
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Align text left or right, center text, or justify textAlignment determines the appearance and orientation of the edges of the paragraph: left-aligned, right-aligned, centered, or justified text. You can quickly format the paragraphs in your document to use the alignment you want.
Customize paragraph indentationTo align your text to a specific place, you can quickly indent paragraphs from the left or right margins of the page. For more information, refer to Use a screen reader to set line spacing and indenting in Word. See alsoUse a screen reader to insert and change text in Word Use a screen reader to set line spacing and indenting in Word Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365 Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word What's new in Microsoft 365 Use Word for Android with TalkBack, the built-in Android screen reader, to change text alignment. You'll learn how to quickly center text, align it to the right or left margin, or justify it to adjust the spacing between words in a paragraph so that the left and right edges are even. To align a page vertically, for example, to create a cover page, switch to the full desktop version of Word. Notes:
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Align text left or right, center text, or justify textAlignment determines the appearance and orientation of the edges of the paragraph: left-aligned, right-aligned, centered, or justified text. You can quickly format the paragraphs in your document to use the alignment you want.
Customize paragraph indentationTo align your text to a specific place, you can quickly indent paragraphs from the left or right margins of the page. For more information, refer to Use a screen reader to set line spacing and indenting in Word. See alsoUse a screen reader to insert and change text in Word Use a screen reader to set line spacing and indenting in Word Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365 Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word What's new in Microsoft 365 Use Word for the web with your keyboard and a screen reader to change horizontal text alignment in your documents. We have tested it with Narrator in Microsoft Edge and JAWS and NVDA in Chrome, but it might work with other screen readers and web browsers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques. You'll learn how to quickly center text, align it on the right or left margin, or justify it to adjust the spacing between words in a paragraph so that the left and right edges are even. To align a page vertically, for example, to create a cover page, switch to the full desktop version of Word.
Notes:
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Change text alignment
Justify textNote: Justified text can be very difficult to read for people who have a reading disability such as dyslexia. To make your document as accessible as possible, choose a different alignment style.
Customize paragraph alignmentTo align your text to a specific place, you can quickly indent paragraphs from the left or right margins of the page. For more information, refer to Use a screen reader to set line spacing and indenting in Word. Align text using SearchTo find an option or perform an action quickly, use the Search text field. To learn more about the Search feature, go to Find what you need with Microsoft Search in Office. Note: Depending on the version of Office you are using, the Search text field at the top of the app window might be called Tell Me instead. Both offer a largely similar experience, but some options and search results can vary.
See alsoUse a screen reader to insert and change text in Word Use a screen reader to set line spacing and indenting in Word Keyboard shortcuts in Word Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word What's new in Microsoft 365 Technical support for customers with disabilitiesMicrosoft wants to provide the best possible experience for all our customers. If you have a disability or questions related to accessibility, please contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical assistance. The Disability Answer Desk support team is trained in using many popular assistive technologies and can offer assistance in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please go to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk site to find out the contact details for your region. If you are a government, commercial, or enterprise user, please contact the enterprise Disability Answer Desk. Which key combination should you press if you want to center a paragraph?Change text alignment. Place the insertion point anywhere in the paragraph, document, or table that you want to align.. Do one of the following: To align the text left, press Ctrl+L. To align the text right, press Ctrl+R. To center the text, press Ctrl+E.. Which type of style will you apply if you want to affect the appearance and position of an entire paragraph?To apply a built-in style
If the style you want to apply is a paragraph style, you can position the cursor anywhere in the paragraph. If the style you want to apply is a character style, you must select the text.
What is the most efficient way to remove all formatting characteristics from a piece of Unhighlighted text?Use Ctrl + A to select all text in a document and then click the Clear All Formatting button to remove the formatting from the text (aka character level formatting.) You can also select just a few paragraphs and use the same method to remove formatting from part of a document.
Which command should you use to tell Word to restart the numbering for a new list?Restart numbering at 1
Click the item that you want to be the first item in the new list. Ctrl+click or right-click the item, and then click Restart numbering.
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