Change text alignment, indentation, and spacing in PowerPoint

On the Home tab of the Ribbon, in the Paragraph group, select Line spacing to change the spacing between lines and select Align Text to change the vertical alignment.

You can find more detailed spacing options in the Paragraph dialog box:

1. On the slide, select the text that you want to change.

2. Select Home, and in the Paragraph group, select the dialog box launcher.

   

   The Paragraph dialog box appears:

   

Here are the options available in the dialog box:

Alignment

• To change the horizontal placement of text, in the Alignment box, choose Left, Center, Right, Justified, or Distributed. Justified adds spacing between words so that the lines of text touch both side margins, except for the last line of the paragraph, which uses normal word spacing. Distributed is similar to Justified, but even the last line touches both the side margins, with space added between words and letters, as necessary.

Indentation

• To add indentation or change the amount of indentation before text, select or type a number in the Before text box. Use the Special options to indent only the first line or to add a hanging indent.
  Indentation is measured in inches, and it can be any whole number or decimal, such as 1.2 inches.

Spacing

• To change the spacing above or below a paragraph, type a number or select the arrows next to Before or After. This number can be any whole number or a decimal, such as 6.5.
• To change the spacing above and within a paragraph, use the Line Spacing options: Single, 1.5 Lines, or Double. Or select Exactly and then add a point value (between 0 and 1584) in the At box. (The bigger the point value, the wider the spacing.) Or select Multiple and add a value to the At box. (Use any number less than or equal to 9.99: A value of 1 equals single-spacing, while a value of 3 equals triple-spacing).

On the Home tab of the Ribbon, in the Paragraph group, select Line spacing to change the spacing between lines and select Align Text to change the vertical alignment.

You can find more detailed spacing options in the Paragraph dialog box:

1. On the slide, select the text that you want to change.

2. Select Home, and in the Paragraph group, select the Paragraph Options dialog box launcher.

   

   The Paragraph dialog box appears:

   

Here are the options available in the dialog box:

Alignment

• To change the horizontal placement of text, in the Alignment box, choose Left, Center, Right, or Justified. Justified adds spacing between words so that the lines of text touch both side margins, except for the last line of the paragraph, which uses normal word spacing.

Indentation

• To add indentation or change the amount of indentation before text, select or type a number in the Before text box. You can use the Special options to only indent the first line, or to add a hanging indent.
  Indentation is measured in inches, and it can be any whole number or decimal, such as 1.2 inches.

Spacing

• To change the spacing above or below a paragraph, type a number or select the arrows next to Before or After. This number can be any whole number or a decimal, such as 6.5.
• To change the spacing above and within a paragraph, use the Line Spacing options: Single, 1.5 Lines, or Double. Or select Multiple and add a value to the At box. (Use any number less than or equal to 9.99. A value of 1.25 would be equal to 25% more than single-spacing, while a value of 3 would equal triple-spacing).