How Do You Align Text To The Top Of A Table In Word For Mac

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Middle align text vertically in table cell in Word.

  1. If you want to center a table on the page, select the Table tab. Click on Alignment > Center. The Indent from left figure controls the distance of the table from the left margin. Position the table according to the text around it for a visually aesthetic look.
  2. Here's your text in Word. The tab control is circled. Step 1 - Click the tab control until you see the right tab symbol which looks like a backwards L. Step 2 - Type a Tab where you want the text to split.

To space text evenly on the page in Microsoft Word, follow theappropriate instructions below.

On this page:

  • Changing the vertical alignment
  • Changing the horizontal alignment

Changing the vertical alignment

Word 2010 and 2007 for Windows

  1. From the Page Layout tab, open the PageSetup... dialog box (using the button in the lower right cornerof the Page Setup group).
  2. Select the Layout tab.
  3. In the 'Vertical alignment:' box, select Justified, andthen click OK.

Word for Mac OS X

  1. From the Format menu, select Document....
  2. Select the Layout tab.
  3. From the Vertical alignment menu, selectJustified, and then click OK.

Changing the horizontal alignment

Note: Because the last line of text in a paragraphis often shorter than the other lines, it may not appear to bejustified. To justify the last line in a justified paragraph, placethe insertion point at the end of the last line, and then pressShift-Enter (Shift-Return on a Mac). Use theEnter key on the main keyboard, not on the keypad. Thiswill insert a soft return (i.e., a non-paragraph-ending return). Beaware that justifying a very short line of text may look odd becauseof the large amount of space that will be created between the words.

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Word 2010 and 2007 for Windows and Word 2011 for Mac

  1. Select the text you want to justify.
  2. From the Home tab, click the Justify icon( ) in the 'Paragraph' group*.

Word 2008 and earlier for Mac

  1. Select the text you want to justify.
  2. On the 'Formatting' toolbar, click the Justify icon( )*.

*Alternatively, after selecting the textyou want to justify, you can right-click it (control-click on a Mac)and select Paragraph. In the Paragraph dialogbox, select the Indents and Spacing tab and, from theAlignment drop-down list, select Justified.

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How Do You Align Text To The Top Of A Table In Word For Mac Free

Aligning text in columns and rows in Word 2016 is a matter of choosing how you want the text to line up vertically and how you want it to line up horizontally. Follow these steps to align text in a table:

  1. Select the cells, columns, or rows, with text that you want to align (or select your entire table).

  2. Go to the (Table Tools) Layout tab.

  3. Click an Align button (you may have to click the Alignment button first, depending on the size of your screen).

How Do You Align Text To The Top Of A Table In Word For Mac

The following figure shows where the Align buttons are on the (Table Tools) Layout tab and how these options align text in a table.