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CBSE Class 9 Computer Applications Question 29 of 35

Microsoft Word 2010 - II — Question 2

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What do you understand by text alignment? How many ways are there to align the text?

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Text alignment refers to the positioning of text between the margins of a page. There are two categories of text alignment :

  1. Horizontal Text Alignment — Aligning the text with respect to left and right margins is called Horizontal text alignment. There are four types of horizontal text alignments —

    1. Align Text Left — This is the default alignment of text in a document. The text is aligned along the left margin while leaving a little space towards the right margin.
    2. Align Text Right — The text is aligned along the right margin while leaving a little space towards the left margin. This alignment is mostly used to put dates on letterheads.
    3. Center — The text is aligned centrally between the left and the right margin. It is mostly used for titles.
    4. Justify — The text is aligned evenly between the left and the right margin.

  2. Vertical Text Alignment — It aligns the text with respect to the top and bottom margins of a page.