In Google Docs, text alignment is key in attracting the audience to read the text. For example, placing the text at the center of the page grabs the users’ attention by showing its importance. Google Docs gives various built-in functionalities to place the text at the center of the page. This Google Docs guide aims to provide different methods to center a text.
The content that illustrates this guide is as follows:
- Method 1: Use the “Center align” Option to Center text in Google Docs
- Method 2: Use the “Center align” Option to Center text in Mobile Google Docs
- Alternative Method 1: Use the Margin to Center Text in Google Docs
- Alternative Method 2: Use the Table to Center Text in Google Docs
Let’s start this guide with the first method.
Method 1: Use the “Center align” Option to Center Text in Google Docs
Google Docs provides a toolbar having multiple features to assist its users. By default, the alignment of text is already set at the left-sided (left-align), which can be verified in below figure:
In this situation, select all text using the shortcut key “CTRL+A”, and after that, hit the “Center align” icon present in the toolbar for placing the text center:
Doing so, the selected text is centered, as seen below.
Note: The shortcut key “Ctrl+Shift+E” can also be used to place the center alignment in a short time.
Method 2: Use the “Center align” icon to Center text in Mobile Google Docs
In the mobile version of Google Docs, users can easily access different functionalities through the toolbar. For placing text at the center of the document, select the required content and hit the “Center align” icon present at the bottom of the menu bar:
After hitting the “Center align” icon, the selected text is placed at the center of the current document, which can be verified as below:
Alternative Method 1: Use Margin to Center Text in Google Docs
In Google Docs, margins help us to adjust the boundaries of the document. By using this, place the text center by holding both left and right margins, which are present in the toolbar as highlighted below:
Alternative Method 2: Use the Table to Center Text in Google Docs
For inserting the text in table cells, users can place the text at the center of the document. For this, choose a cell by hovering over the “Table” from the “Insert” tab of the menu bar as below:
After that, add the required content in the table cell and adjust the table position at the center of the document:
That is from today’s guide.
Conclusion
Google Docs offers the “Center align” icon and margin and the “Ctrl+Shift+E” shortcut key to place the text at the center of the document. Additionally, users can insert a table cell and adjust the alignment after placing the text in it. In mobile applications, Google Docs assists in moving the text to the center of the page by pressing the “Center align” icon. This guide has demonstrated various methods to place the text in the center of Google Docs.
