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Set vertical alignment of text

June 12, 2002 by Ellen Finkelstein 10 Comments

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Do you sometimes find that text looks too high or low in its box?
too low?

too low?

You can change the vertical text placement. Right-click the shape and choose Format Shape. In PowerPoint 2013, a taskpane opens. Click Text Options and then click the Textbox icon. In PowerPoint 2007 and 2010, a dialog box opens; click the Text bBx item. Choose an option from the Vertical Alignment drop-down list. Here I chose Middle.
middle alignment

middle alignment

Do the same for tables . Select the text that you want to change and click the Table Tools Layout tab.ย  In the Alignment group, choose one of the options:

  • Align Top
  • Center Vertically
  • Align Bottom

Working with placeholders

When you format title text in the slide master, you’ll see that by default, the vertical alignment is Middle, as you see here.

middle alignment by default for title text

middle alignment by default for title text

The problem is that when you need to use a 2-line title, the text shifts to fit both lines of text in the placeholder. The result is that the title seems to move from one slide to another. Look at them side-by-side, and you can see the change.
middle alignment by default

middle alignment by default

two-line title

two-line title

Instead, format your title placeholder in your slide master for Top or Bottom alignment. Then, your title text seems to move less as you go from 1-line titles to 2-line titles. The procedure is exactly the same as for shapes and text boxes, which I described earlier. Here, I also used left justification, for even more consistency in placement.
on-line title bottom alignment and left justified

on-line title bottom alignment and left justified

two-line title bottom alignment and left justified

two-line title bottom alignment and left justified


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Michael O'Mara
Michael O'Mara
12 years ago

thanks

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rheeantz
rheeantz
11 years ago

Thanks, very helpfull

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10 years ago

Does it work on ios?
My Iphone 4s can’t render vertical alignment!

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Kristianthony
Kristianthony
10 years ago

Very, very helpful. Thanks a lot.

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Eneida Savers
Eneida Savers
10 years ago

You could definitely see your expertise in the article you write. The world hopes for more passionate writers such as you who are not afraid to mention how they believe. Always go after your heart.|

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Andrea Kenner
Andrea Kenner
8 years ago

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

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Bhanu Teja
Bhanu Teja
7 years ago

In power point,by default the text is right-aligned for paragraphs or bullets or numbers, and the title is centered?

It it true or false

please help me for this Question

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Bhanu Teja
Bhanu Teja
7 years ago

like the slide master to edits slides, ms power point also has an option to edit notes and set default fonts and font sizes?

Is it True or False.

Please help me this for this Question

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Ellen Finkelstein
Ellen Finkelstein
7 years ago
Reply to  Bhanu Teja

You can set the fonts for the notes pane, which affects only the notes (not the image of the slide at the top).You can also set the size. To set the fonts, go to View, Notes Master and click the Fonts drop-down list. To set the size, click the text in the bottom section, where the notes are, select the text and change the size. When you return to Normal view, you’ll see the results. You’ll also see it when you go to File, Print, and choose the drop-down that normally says Full Page Slides and choose Notes Pages.

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Ellen Finkelstein
Ellen Finkelstein
7 years ago
Reply to  Bhanu Teja

It sounds like you’re taking a test! In languages that read from left to right, the default is left-aligned. Regarding the title, it depends on the theme — some have the title of a slide centered and some have it left-aligned. Also, it depends on the slide layout – sometimes the title is centered for a title slide and left-aligned for other layouts. This is how the default theme is set up.

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