

Center alignment is sometimes used for titles and section heads.

Center-aligned paragraphs are horizontally centered between the left and right margins and are ragged on both sides.Text in a left-aligned paragraph is flush with the left margin and ragged on the right margin. Left is the most common alignment setting and is the default.

Setting paragraph alignmentĮach paragraph in a document can be aligned left, center, right, or justified ( Figure 4.6), as explained below: You can also create bulleted or numbered lists, and add borders or shading. Common paragraph formatting that you can apply includes alignment, indents, tab stops, and line spacing. That is, rather than affecting individual words or sentences, it affects the entire paragraph. Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
