Change the vertical alignment in cells

Vertical alignment determines whether content within a cell appears at the top, bottom, or middle of the available space within the cell.

Change the vertical alignment of data in one cell

Right-click in the cell and choose Properties > Table. Click the Size and Alignment tab. Select the vertical alignment you prefer.

Change the vertical alignment of data in multiple cells

Select the cells, rows, or columns for which you want to adjust alignment. Right-click and then choose Properties > Table. Click the Size and Alignment tab. Select the vertical alignment you prefer.

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Notes

n   You can also choose Table > Size and Alignment to adjust vertical alignment.

n   To change the alignment of data in a single cell, it is not necessary to select it; simply right-click.

n   All attributes are independent of each other, and additive. For example, spacing is the result of adding all the separate attributes you have set. Text in a cell can have before and after spacing (between paragraphs only) and horizontal alignment and indents determined by its paragraph style, plus vertical alignment determined by its cell properties, plus cell padding and spacing determined by its table properties.