7th Class Computers Science Microsoft Word Setting Margins and Aligning Text

   Setting Margins and Aligning Text

MS Word enables paragraph formatting that includes text alignment, setting margins and line spacing. While applying formatting it affects the entire paragraph even if a single word is selected or the insertion point is placed in the paragraph. To format a paragraph:

• Select the paragraph/paragraphs to which the formatting has to be applied.
• Select Format  Paragraph to display the Paragraph dialog box, as shown in the given figure:
• In the General section, set the alignment of the paragraph from the Alignment drop-down list.
• In the indentation section, set the left, right and special indents from Left, Right and Special drop-down list.  

 MS Word also enables the following alternative methods to align the paragraph:  

• Click Align Left in the formatting toolbar for left aligning the text.  
• ClickCenter in the formatting toolbar for center aligning the text.
• ClickAlign Right in the formatting toolbar for right aligning the text.  
• Click justify in the formatting toolbar for justifying alignment of the text.  

1. Set the spacing before and after the paragraph from the before and after drop- down list. The spacing between each line can be set by selecting a value from the Line spacing drop-down list.

2. Click OK to apply the formatting.