How to center text in Google Docs

Aligning text allows you to highlight important notes within the document.

So whether you are working on a resume, a contract or any type of a document in Google Docs, you can align text following these steps:

• Open a document in Google Docs;
• Choose the text you want to align;
• Choose a center alignment option at the top (desktop) and bottom (mobile) menu.

How to center text on a desktop/laptop

Step 1: Select the text you want to align

Choose the text you want to center by clicking and holding the touch bar (when working on MacOS) or a computer mouse (when working on Windows). 

Step 2: Find “Align & Indent” 

Once the text is selected, find the “Align and Indent” icon in the upper menu located in the right corner. 

Step 3: Select center align option

Clicking on the “Align and Indent” icon will open a dropdown menu where you will have four options:

• Left align (default version of the inserted text);
• Center align (centering text);
• Right align (aligning text to the right corner);
• Justify (adds space between words so the text is aligned both to left and right).

If you are working on MacOs and are more keen on working with a keyboard, you can also align the text using the combination: Command+Shift+E.

How to center text on mobile

Step 1: Find the “Edit” icon

Open the needed document and click on the “Edit” icon found at the bottom of the document in the right corner.

Step 2: Select the text you want to align

Choose the text you want to center by clicking and holding your finger.

Step 3: Find an “Align” icon at the bottom menu

Click on the center alignment icon located at the bottom menu of the document.

How to center a table

Step 1: Right-click on the needed table and choose “Table properties”

Step 2: Click “Table” in the menu at right

Step 3: Click on “Center Alignment” in the dropdown menu

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