Controlling alignment

You can choose from five paragraph alignments: Left, Centered, Right, Justified, and Forced. The Forced option aligns all lines between the left and right indentations, like the Justified option, but also justifies the last line (if there is a return at the end of the paragraph).

To set the alignment of selected text, do one of the following things:

  • Choose an alignment from the Style > Alignment submenu.
  • Click an alignment icon in the Classic tab or the Paragraph Attributes tab of the Measurements palette.
  • Use one of the keyboard commands below.

Mac OS

  • Left QuarkXpress btn measurements left Controlling alignment: Command+Shift+L
  • Centered QuarkXpress btn measurements center Controlling alignment: Command+Shift+C
  • Right QuarkXpress btn measurements right Controlling alignment: Command+Shift+R
  • Justified QuarkXpress btn measurements justified Controlling alignment:Command+Shift+J
  • Forced QuarkXpress btn measurements forced Controlling alignment: Command+Option+J

Windows

  • Left QuarkXpress btn measurements left Controlling alignment: Ctrl+Shift+L
  • Centered QuarkXpress btn measurements center Controlling alignment: Ctrl+Shift+C
  • Right QuarkXpress btn measurements right Controlling alignment: Ctrl+Shift+R
  • Justified QuarkXpress btn measurements justified Controlling alignment: Ctrl+Shift+J
  • Forced QuarkXpress btn measurements forced Controlling alignment: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J

Controlling alignment