Aligning Text in Frames

You can easily align text and content in a frame both vertically and horizontally. This can be done from the Layout drop-down in the Page Layout Editor or from the Alignment tab in the Frame Properties dialog.

How to Align Frame Text

  1. Open a page in a page layout.

  2. Select the frame whose text you want to align.

    Note You can do this only for header, footer, or decoration frames. You cannot align text in body frames.

  3. Do one of the following:
    • In the local toolbar, click . Then select Vertically Align or Align, depending on whether you want to align the text vertically or horizontally.
    • Double-click the frame. In the Frame Properties dialog, select the Alignment tab.
  4. Select one of the alignment options.

    Horizontal Alignment

    • Left Aligns the text horizontally along the left edge of the frame.
    • Center Aligns the text horizontally at the center point of the frame.
    • Right Aligns the text horizontally along the right edge of the frame.
    • Justify Spaces the text in the frame so that both the left and right sides are aligned.
    • Default Resets the alignment of the text in the frame to the default (inherited) setting.

    Vertical Alignment

    • Top Aligns the text vertically along the top edge of the frame.
    • Middle Aligns the text vertically at the middle point of the frame
    • Bottom Aligns the text vertically along the bottom edge of the frame.
  5. If you have opened the Frame Properties dialog, click OK.
  6. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

Note If you set the alignment of text on a frame, it will take precedence over the style of paragraphs inside the frame.

Note You can also use options from the Layout drop-down to set the alignment of frames themselves. See Aligning Page Layout Frames.