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1Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problems2Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches3Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsTo center a paragraph between the page margins in desktop Word, click in it and choose Home > Paragraph > Center, or press Ctrl+E. To center page text from top to bottom, open Page Setup > Layout, set Vertical alignment to Center, then choose where the setting applies. Text inside a shape or text box has its own alignment controls.
Center a paragraph horizontally
Horizontal centering positions a paragraph between the left and right margins. It affects the paragraph, which may contain several lines; it does not move the paragraph to the vertical center of the page.
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- Click anywhere in the paragraph you want to center. You can also select text.
- On the ribbon, choose Home > Paragraph > Center.
Or press Ctrl+E to center the current paragraph. Microsoft documents this shortcut for centering text and paragraphs.
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Center text vertically on a page
Vertical alignment positions text up or down within the space between the page’s top and bottom margins. This is often the right setting for a title page or a page with a short heading.
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- Click in or select the text you want to place in the vertically centered area.
- Open the Page Setup dialog. In the Layout or Page Layout tab, select the dialog launcher in the Page Setup group.
- In the dialog, open the Layout tab.
- Set Vertical alignment to Center.
- Choose the intended scope under Apply to. Where available, Selected text applies the setting to the selected block; check the resulting page or section behavior in your document.
- Select OK.
Microsoft describes vertical alignment as positioning text within a defined document space, for example placing a title on a section-break page. It is separate from horizontal paragraph alignment.
Center text inside a text box or shape
A text box or shape is its own layout area, so changing page-level vertical alignment will not center its contents inside the object.
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- Select or right-click the text box or shape’s border.
- Open Format Shape.
- Go to Size/Layout & Properties and set the object’s Vertical alignment.
- To center the text left to right inside the object, use the usual horizontal alignment control on Home.
Which Word version should you use?
Microsoft’s documented page-level vertical-alignment procedure is for full desktop Word. Microsoft’s screen-reader guidance says to use the desktop version for this page setting. The mobile app provides horizontal alignment through its formatting controls; the sources do not establish that the desktop Page Setup route is available in Word for the web or mobile.
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- Desktop Word: use Page Setup for vertical page alignment and Home or Ctrl+E for horizontal paragraph alignment.
- Word mobile: use the app’s alignment icon for horizontal alignment.
Official Microsoft instructions
- Align text left or right, center text, or justify text on a page (Microsoft Support; Microsoft 365, Word 2024, 2021, 2019, and 2016).
- Use a screen reader to align text and paragraphs in Word.
- Set text direction and position in a shape or text box in Word.
- Format your Word document (mobile alignment controls).
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