Aligning and justifying type
You can align type to one edge of a paragraph (left, center, or right for horizontal type; top, center, or bottom for vertical type) and justify type to both edges of a paragraph. Alignment options are available for both point type and paragraph type; justification options are only available for paragraph type.
To specify alignment:
- Do one of the following:
- Select a type layer if you want all the paragraphs contained in that type layer to be affected.
- Select the paragraphs you want affected.
- In the Paragraph palette or options bar, click an alignment option. The options for horizontal type are:
Aligns type to the left, leaving the right edge of the paragraph ragged
Aligns type to the center, leaving both edges of the paragraph ragged
Aligns type to right, leaving the left edge of the paragraph ragged
The options for vertical type are:
Aligns type to the top, leaving the bottom edge of the paragraph ragged
Aligns type to the center, leaving both the top and bottom edges of the paragraph ragged
Aligns type to bottom, leaving the top edge of the paragraph ragged
To specify justification for paragraph type:
- Do one of the following:
- Select a type layer if you want all the paragraphs contained in that type layer to be affected.
- Select the paragraphs you want affected.
- In the Paragraph palette, click a justification option. The options for horizontal type are:
Justifies all lines except the last, which is left-aligned
Justifies all lines except the last, which is center-aligned
Justifies all lines except the last, which is right-aligned
Justifies all lines including the last, which is force-justified
The options for vertical type are:
Justifies all lines except the last, which is top-aligned
Justifies all lines except the last, which is center-aligned
Justifies all lines except the last, which is bottom-aligned
Justifies all lines including the last, which is force-justified
Note: Justification (right, center, and left align, and justify all) for type on a path starts at the insertion point and ends at the end of path.