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# Alignment

Use the Alignment panel in the Properties sidebar deck to set alignment options for the contents of the current cell, or the selected cells.

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#### From the keyboard:

OptionAlt + 1

#### From the sidebar:

Open the Properties sidebar deck and expand the Alignment panel.

Properties

## Align Left

Aligns the contents of the cell to the left.

Align Start

## Align Center

Horizontally centers the contents of the cell.

Align Center HorizontallyCentered

## Align right

Aligns the contents of the cell to the right.

Align End

## Justified

Aligns the contents of the cell to the left and to the right cell borders.

Justified

## Left to Right

The text is entered from left to right.

Left to Right

## Right to Left

The text formatted in a complex text layout language is entered from right to left.

Right to Left

## Align Top

Aligns the contents of the cell to the upper edge of the cell.

Align Top

## Align Middle

Vertically centers the contents of the cell.

Icon on the Formatting Bar:

Align Center Vertically

## Align Bottom

Aligns the contents of the cell to the lower edge of the cell.

Align Bottom

## Increase Indent

Increases the left indent of the current paragraph or cell content and sets it to the next default tab position.

Increase Indent

## Decrease Indent

Reduces the left indent of the current paragraph or cell content and sets it to the previous default tab position.

Decrease Indent

## Indent

Indents from the left edge of the cell by the amount that you enter.

## Text orientation

Sets the text orientation of the cell contents.

### Reference edge

Specify the cell edge from which to write the rotated text.

#### Text Extension From Lower Cell Border

Writes the rotated text from the bottom cell edge outwards.

Text Extension From Lower Cell Border

#### Text Extension From Upper Cell Border

Writes the rotated text from the top cell edge outwards.

Text Extension From Upper Cell Border

#### Text Extension Inside Cells

Writes the rotated text only within the cell.

Text Extension From Inside Cell Border

## Vertically stacked

Aligns text vertically.

These commands can only be accessed after you enable support for Asian languages in LibreOffice - PreferencesTools - Options - Languages and Locales - General.

## Wrap text

Wraps text onto another line at the cell border. The number of lines depends on the width of the cell. To enter a manual line break, press Command Ctrl+Enter in the cell.

Inserting Line Breaks in Cells

## Merge Cells

Combines the contents of the selected cells into a single cell, retaining the formatting of the first cell in the selection.

Merging cells can lead to calculation errors in formulas in the table.

Related Topics

Alignment

Asian Typography

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