Tip #3791 - Left and Right for a Single Line
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Left
and Right for a Single Line
Ever find yourself
in need of both a left and right alignment of text on the same line in
MS Word?
What did you do?
I know some pretty
determined people and I've seen all kinds of solutions for this. Many
included things like a lot of extra spaces and multiple columns and at
first, these may seem like a good idea, but they tend to cause problems
later on during the editing process.
So, how about a method
for both left and right alignment in the same line that doesn't cause
headaches later on?
Yeah, sounded like
a good idea to me too. Let's take a look.
First, leave
the line left aligned. That's half of what
we need, so leave that setting alone.
Now, let's get the
right aligned portion completed.
What we're going to
do is set a right aligned tab stop at the far end of the line.
The fastest way to
do this is to use the horizontal ruler at the top of your window. (View
menu, Ruler choice to display the ruler).
At the far left of
the ruler, there is a button displaying the types of tab stops available.
Click it
until it displays the right tab stop symbol (shown above).
At this point,
click on the ruler at the far right margin to set the right tab
stop.
That's it!
To use both the left
and right alignment on the same line of text, simply type the first part
on the left as usual and then hit the Tab button. Zoom!
Zoom! You're now on the right side of the line and when you enter the
text there, you'll find it behaves the same as any right aligned line
of text. That is, without disturbing the left alignment you began with.
Oh yeah!
~ April
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