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Formatting Text and Adding Hyperlinks

To use the bold, italic, and underline buttons:

  1. Select the text you wish to modify.
  2. Click the bold (B), italic (I), or underline (U) button in the shortcut toolbar.
Screenshot of Google DocumentsMaking the text bold

To change text alignment:

There are four alignment buttons in Google Documents:

  • Left align : Aligns all selected text to the left margin
  • Center align : Aligns text an equal distance from the left and right margins
  • Right align : Aligns all selected text to the right margin
  • Justify : Text is equal on both sides and lines up equally to the right and left margins; many newspapers and magazines use full justification

  1. Select the text you wish to align.Screenshot of Google DocumentsSelecting text to align
  2. Click the desired alignment button. 
    Screenshot of Google DocumentsClicking an alignment button
  3. The text will realign.
    Screenshot of Google DocumentsViewing the aligned text
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