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Specify alignment, Specify justification for paragraph type – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual

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Paragraph panel
A. Alignment and justification B. Left indent C. First line left indent D. Space before paragraph E. Hyphenation F. Right indent G. Space after
paragraph

You can access additional commands and options in the Paragraph panel menu. To use this menu, click the triangle in the upper right corner of
the panel.

Specify alignment

You can align type to one edge of a paragraph (left, center, or right for horizontal type; top, center, or bottom for vertical type). Alignment options
are available only for paragraph type.

1. Do one of the following:

Select a type layer if you want all the paragraphs in that type layer to be affected.

Select the paragraphs you want affected.

2. In the Paragraph panel 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 the bottom, leaving the top edge of the paragraph ragged.

Specify justification for paragraph type

Text is said to be justified when it is aligned with both edges. You can choose to justify all text in a paragraph excluding the last line, or you can
justify text in a paragraph including the last line. The settings you choose for justification affect the horizontal spacing of lines and the aesthetic
appeal of type on a page.

Justification options are available only for paragraph type and determine word, letter, and glyph spacing. Justification settings apply only to Roman
characters; double-byte characters available in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts are not affected by these settings.

1. Do one of the following:

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