Section 7 - Justification

There are four buttons on the Formatting Toolbar which can be used to select whether text is Left Align, Centered, Right Align or Justified.

The following is a description of the different justifications:

• Left-align – alignment along the left margin.
• Centered – text that is centered between the left and right margins.
• Right-align – alignment along the right margin.
• Justified – alignment along both the left and right margins.

To change the text justification in Word XP or MAC Word 2004:

• Select the text you want to change.

• Click on the appropriate button from the Formatting toolbar and all text selected will follow that formatting style.

OR

• Click on a Justification button and begin typing. All text after will follow the selected justification.

To change the text justification in Word 2007:

• Select the text you want to change.

• Click the Home tab and choose the appropriate justification button from the Paragraph group. All text selected will follow that formatting style.

OR

• Click on a Justification button and begin typing. All text after will follow the selected justification.