Word - to make the final line of a paragraph a different allignmen

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LGFN

Making the final line of a paragraph a different allignment, i.e. the body
text should be full justified and the last line of each paragraph, centered.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill

If you insert a line break at the end of the next-to-last line, you can
insert a tab character to push the last line to a centered tab stop at the
center of the line.



LGFN said:
Making the final line of a paragraph a different allignment, i.e. the body
text should be full justified and the last line of each paragraph, centered.

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http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...b9a2a6950&dg=microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Makes it damnably hard to read, though. Still, I've seen it done in "arty"
books.
 
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LGFN

First, you don't have to insert a line break, you could just insert a
centered tab and press ctrl+tab at the final line, or just insert a line
break, and center align the final line. Second, a line break would mess up
the entire document layout on a two column document. Finally, whatever you
do, if you want to add additional text to the paragraph, the whole document
gets a whole big mess.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

First, you don't have to insert a line break, you could just insert a
centered tab and press ctrl+tab at the final line,
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Tab alone will do; Ctrl+Tab accomplishes nothing different.

or just insert a line
break, and center align the final line.
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You cannot have a different alignment on the last line unless you insert a
paragraph (not line) break.

Second, a line break would mess up
the entire document layout on a two column document.
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I see no reason why this would be the case. A line break is not the same as
a column break. What do you mean by this?

Finally, whatever you
do, if you want to add additional text to the paragraph, the whole document
gets a whole big mess.
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This would certainly be true.
 
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LGFN

Tab alone will do; Ctrl+Tab accomplishes nothing different.

Tab alone would indent the entire paragraph not just the final line, which
ctrl+tab would only indent the final line.
You cannot have a different alignment on the last line unless you insert a
paragraph (not line) break.
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That's correct, I misunderstood you, sorry.
I see no reason why this would be the case. A line break is not the same as
a column break. What do you mean by this?
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This too, you're correct, I thaught you meant a Continuous section break,
sorry.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Tab alone will not indent the paragraph unless you have this option enabled
(which I don't ordinarily, though occasionally I enable it when I'm creating
outlines). For me, a tab is just a tab. But thanks for the tip that I can
use Ctrl+Tab for an ordinary tab character when I do have that option
enabled.
 
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