Vertical Text Alignment

Introduction

This topic only relates to the vertical alignment of text using the Format Font dialog. Information regarding the horizontal alignment of text, or the alignment of images with text, can be found in the discussion on paragraph alignment. For more detailed information regarding image alignment, refer to the discussion about changing the way text flows within paragraphs. Alternatively, see the instructions on inserting images for detailed information about the different image properties.

Step-by-Step Directions

Vertically aligning text using inline styles provides greater flexibility than using standard HTML Tags.

Select the text you wish to edit.
Do one of the following:

On the Format menu, select Font.
Click the Font button on the Format toolbar:

Press F2.

To vertically align your text using inline styles:

In the Format Font dialog, navigate to [Inline Styles][Font].
In the Vert Align drop-down list select the alignment of the paragraph. This aligns your paragraph using inline style definitions. The different options are defined below.

baseline	Selecting this option aligns the baseline/bottom of the text with the baseline of the line.
sub	Selecting this option inserts the text as a subscript (a subscript is a character appearing immediately below and to the right or left of another character).
super	Selecting this option inserts the text as a superscript (a superscript is a character appearing immediately above and to the right or left of another character).
top	Selecting this option aligns the top of the font with the tallest element on the line.
text-top	Selecting this option aligns the top of the element with the top of the parent element's font
bottom	Selecting this option aligns the top of the font with the lowest element on the line
text-bottom	Selecting this option aligns the bottom of the element with the bottom of the parent element's font

To vertically align your text using standard HTML tags:

With this method two vertical alignment options are available: subscript and superscript. Selecting the subscript option inserts the text as a subscript (a subscript is a character appearing immediately below and to the right or left of another character). Ticking the superscript option inserts the text as a superscript (a superscript is a character appearing immediately above and to the right or left of another character).

In the Format Font dialog, navigate to [Font Tags].
In the Tag Effects window, tick either the Superscript or Subscript check box.
Click OK to save the changes.

NOTES

If you want to change the appearance of text that is already formatted, make sure to highlight the format tags as well (e.g., <SPAN>, <FONT>, <I> etc).

A full discussion of the relative advantages and disadvantages of using HTML or inline styles for formatting is provided here.