Paragraph alignment

What is an Alignment ?
It is a term used to describe how text is placed on the screen in relation to the margins.

Types of Alignment :
  • Left-alignment : It is text or page formatting that aligns text along the left side of a page. Shortcut key is CTRL+L.


  • Right-alignment : It is text or page formatting that aligns text along the right side of a page. Shortcut key is CTRL+R.


  • Center-aligned : A paragraph's text will be said center aligned if it is in the center of the left and right margins. Shortcut key is CTRL+E.


  • Justified : It is a text that is both left-aligned and right-aligned. Shortcut key is CTRL+J.


What is an Indent ?
It is the increase or decrease of space between the left and right margin of a paragraph.

Types of Indent :
  • First line indent : It'll indent only first line of the paragraph.


  • Hanging indent : It'll indent all text except the first line in a paragraph.


  • Full indent : It'll indent the whole paragraph.


What is spacing ?
It is a space between each line in a paragraph.