Centering a Page Vertically

Many people try to center text vertically on the page by moving the insertion point to the top of the page and then pressing Enter several times to force the text down. More often than not, you end up pressing Enter too many (or too few) times and then have to add or delete blank lines to position the text where you want it. A more straightforward method is to let Word center the page vertically for you.

To vertically center the text on a page, follow these steps:

1. Remove any blank lines from above and below the text you want to center vertically.

2. Choose File, Page Setup to display the Page Setup dialog box.

3. Click the Layout tab if it isn't already in front (see Figure 8.4).

   Figure 8.4. Use the Layout tab of the Page Setup dialog box to center your text vertically.

   

4. Click the down arrow to the right of the Vertical Alignment drop-down list, and click Center .

5. Click the OK button.

To see what the vertical centering looks like, use Print Preview or Print Layout view. If you decide not to use vertical centering, change the setting in the Vertical Alignment drop-down list back to Top.