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Command in Word to Center a Line

 

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What is the keyboard shortcut to center a line in Word like a title? I tried looking it up and was told control E and that is wrong! That is to left justify.

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Thanks.

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Ctrl + E is center.? One selects nothing, but just places one's insertion point somewhere in the text one wants centered, and hits Ctrl + E.
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This will center all text from where the "chunk" begins until the next hard return (Enter) was hit in the document.? So if you are somewhere in a paragraph that spans lines, the entire paragraph ends up centered.
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BTW:
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Ctrl + L? -? Left Justify/Align Left
Ctrl + E? - Center
Ctrl + R - Right Justify/Align Right
Ctrl + J? - Justify, that is, distribute text such that its spread out between the left and right margins, creating a "square look" for the paragraph.
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Brian? · ♂? · ???? · ?Virginia, USA?- Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100; M365 Family; Android 13 (Xiaomi HyperOS 1.0.10.0)

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Thank you so much. The info I read forgot to mention that one little important detail of how to make it work.

Greg

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Brian Vogel via groups.io
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 11:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [M365-Accessibility] Command in Word to Center a Line

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Ctrl + E is center.? One selects nothing, but just places one's insertion point somewhere in the text one wants centered, and hits Ctrl + E.

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This will center all text from where the "chunk" begins until the next hard return (Enter) was hit in the document.? So if you are somewhere in a paragraph that spans lines, the entire paragraph ends up centered.

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Brian? · ♂? · ???? · ?Virginia, USA?- Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100; M365 Family; Android 13 (Xiaomi HyperOS 1.0.10.0)

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

?????? ~ Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881
 

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I think Brian already clarified this, but control+e has been center as long as I have used word and that is since Word 2003.

The only way you would get left justify is with control+l unless something very strange got changed in your keyboard.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of NCBootman via groups.io
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 8:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [M365-Accessibility] Command in Word to Center a Line

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What is the keyboard shortcut to center a line in Word like a title? I tried looking it up and was told control E and that is wrong! That is to left justify.

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Thanks.

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Am I correct to assume all of these commands work the same as center where I just have to be somewhere in the chunk of text?

Greg

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Brian Vogel via groups.io
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 11:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [M365-Accessibility] Command in Word to Center a Line

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BTW:

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Ctrl + L? -? Left Justify/Align Left

Ctrl + E? - Center

Ctrl + R - Right Justify/Align Right

Ctrl + J? - Justify, that is, distribute text such that its spread out between the left and right margins, creating a "square look" for the paragraph.

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Brian? · ♂? · ???? · ?Virginia, USA?- Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100; M365 Family; Android 13 (Xiaomi HyperOS 1.0.10.0)

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

?????? ~ Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881
 

On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM, NCBootman wrote:
Am I correct to assume all of these commands work the same as center where I just have to be somewhere in the chunk of text?
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Yes.
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Brian? · ♂? · ???? · ?Virginia, USA?- Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100; M365 Family; Android 13 (Xiaomi HyperOS 1.0.10.0)

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

?????? ~ Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881
 

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I tried all of the commands given and they all say they do what they are supposed to do with that one exception! Strange. I need to get a sighted person to watch and see what actually happens on the screen and maybe even a printout. Very odd.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Brian Vogel via groups.io
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 6:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [M365-Accessibility] Command in Word to Center a Line

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On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM, NCBootman wrote:

Am I correct to assume all of these commands work the same as center where I just have to be somewhere in the chunk of text?

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Yes.

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Brian? · ♂? · ???? · ?Virginia, USA?- Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100; M365 Family; Android 13 (Xiaomi HyperOS 1.0.10.0)

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

?????? ~ Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881
 

You do not say what screen reader you're using, but you have to remember order of precedence for keyboard shortcuts:
1. Windows - if it's a Windows shortut, then the OS processes it and your're done.? If it's not, then it gets passed to . . .
2. Screen reader gets next crack.? And since most screen readers allow remapping of keyboard shortcuts to some extent if it has "stolen" a shortcut that might be used by the program being accessed, then it processes it.??
3. Last, the program being accessed.
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My guess is that Ctrl + E has somehow been taken by your screen reader if it's not centering text in Word.? The easiest way to at least try to verify this is to enter the screen reader's pass-through command before you hit Ctrl + E for Word.? If it suddenly works, you have your answer - the screen reader has it and you need to assign whatever it's using it for to a different shortcut.
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Brian? · ♂? · ???? · ?Virginia, USA?- Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100; M365 Family; Android 13 (Xiaomi HyperOS 1.0.10.0)

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

?????? ~ Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881

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