How to Use WPS Alignment Methods on Windows

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How-to Guide

1. Set alignment from the toolbar

Entry: Home → Paragraph → alignment buttons

1. Select the paragraph content you want to format.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. In the Paragraph group, choose the alignment option you need.
4. Select left, center, right, justify, or distributed alignment based on your layout needs.
5. If needed, use shortcuts such as Ctrl+L, Ctrl+E, Ctrl+R, Ctrl+J, or Ctrl+Shift+J.

Success Criteria

• The selected paragraph changes its horizontal arrangement immediately.
• The text position matches the alignment option you selected.
• You can continue editing, saving, or copying the paragraph formatting.

Tips While Using

• Alignment is applied at the paragraph level, so confirm the cursor position or selection range first.
• Center alignment is often suitable for titles, while justified alignment is often suitable for body text.
• Distributed alignment is more suitable for Chinese layout scenarios that need more even character spacing.

2. Set alignment from the Paragraph dialog box

Entry: Home → Paragraph → dialog box launcher

1. Select the paragraph you want to format.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. In the Paragraph group, click the dialog box launcher in the lower-right corner.
4. In the Indents and Spacing tab, find Alignment.
5. Choose the alignment option you need from the drop-down list.
6. Click OK to apply the setting.

Success Criteria

• The settings in the Paragraph dialog box are applied to the current paragraph.
• The text display matches the selected alignment option.
• You can continue adjusting indentation, spacing, and other paragraph settings afterward.

Tips While Using

• The Paragraph dialog box is useful when you want to review alignment together with indentation and spacing.
• If centered text does not look centered, check whether the paragraph has extra indentation.
• Before formatting a long document, test the result on a small section first.