For example, you might want your text to start appearing in the top-left corner of your label, but your template is set up to type it in the center:
In a Microsoft Word document, you can change text’s horizontal alignment and vertical alignment.
There are a few different ways to do this:
In most newer versions of MS Word, you can change both of these at the same time, but users of older versions of MS Word may have to change them separately.
Article Summary:
This article will guide you through some of the different ways to change your text’s vertical and horizontal alignment in Microsoft Word on a Windows PC.
It involves selecting the entire template and then finding the buttons to change your text alignment.
Changing horizontal + vertical alignment at the same time (Method 1)1. Left-click on the small + symbol near the top-left corner of your first label.
(This selects everything in your Word document so that you can format all of your labels at once):
2. Select the Layout tab at the top of your screen:
3. Use these 9 icons to change your text alignment:
Changing horizontal + vertical alignment at the same time (Method 2)1. Right-click on the small + symbol near the top-left corner of your first label:
2. Scroll over the Cell Alignment option and select the desired text alignment:
Changing horizontal alignment1. Click inside one of your labels.
2. Hold down [CTRL] on your keyboard, and while holding that down, tap [A] once.
(This selects everything in your Word document)
3. Select the Home tab in the top-left corner of your screen.
4. Use these 3 buttons to align text to the left, center, or right:
Changing vertical alignment1. Right-click on the small + symbol near the top-left corner of your first label:
2. Click on Table Properties.3. Click on the Cell tab.
4. Select the desired vertical alignment and then click OK
