Alignment

Aligning paragraphs on a web page is much like aligning paragraphs in a word pro 

cessing document.  The slight difference is that the content is aligned in relation to the 

borders of the browser window, and not necessarily in relation to document margins.  

This means that the content will move around (wrap) as the browser is resized, and 

again, if the viewer's monitor resolution differs from the resolution you used when 

designing the site.  But these caveats aside, it's easy to set the alignment.

To adjust the alignment of text, first select the text, if necessary, and then select Left 

Align, Center Align, Right Align, or Justify using one of the following methods:

Click the appropriate icon on the Properties panel.

Right click (Win) or control+click (Mac) and choose one of the Align options.

Choose the appropriate attribute from the Text > Align menu.

Alignment Win

Mac

Left

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L

alt+shift+apple+L

Center

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E

alt+shift+apple+E

Right

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R

alt+shift+apple+R

Justify

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J

alt+shift+apple+J

Figure 5 13 Aligning paragraphs

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