How to Vertically Align Text in Word

When you want to position text in a section of a document relative to the top and bottom margins, use vertical alignment.

For Microsoft Word 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007

For Word 2003

To vertically align text in Microsoft Word 2003:

Vertically Align Part of a Word Document

When you use the steps above, the default condition is to change the vertical alignment of the entire Microsoft Word document. If you want to change the alignment of only part of the document, select the text you want to vertically align. Here’s how to vertically align part of a document: If you don’t select text prior to performing the alignment selection, the Selected text preference can only be applied from the cursor’s current location to the end of the document. To make this work, position the cursor, then: