Specify text alignment in a text box or other control

Language-specific information

You can select the type of text alignment you want in a label, text box, combo box, or list box.

1. Open a form or report in Design view.
   
   
2. Make sure the control is selected, and then click Properties on the toolbar.
   
   
3. On the All tab, in the TextAlign box, click one of the following:

   To have text alignment follow the language of the text first entered or the user interface language, click General.

   To have alignment fixed, click one of the other choices.

Notes

• CTRL+LEFT SHIFT and CTRL+RIGHT SHIFT shortcut keys used to dynamically change reading order and alignment in other bidirectional programs will temporarily change reading order only (alignment is excluded because changing alignment might negatively affect appearance). When the focus leaves the control, the display format reverts to the chosen control reading order.
  
  
• Learn about right-to-left properties.