Microsoft KB Archive/137601

= PPT: Justify Text Command Unavailable in PowerPoint =

Article ID: 137601

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q137601





SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to justify text in PowerPoint, the Justify command may be unavailable (dimmed) when you click Alignment on the Format menu.



CAUSE
The Justify command is unavailable if the Word Wrap In Object option is turned off for the text object.

Note also that PowerPoint cannot justify lines of text that end with a carriage return. This means that if you click the Text tool, position the insertion point where you want the text to begin and use carriage returns to create line breaks, PowerPoint cannot justify the text.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Create a New Text Area with the Text Tool
Create a new text area by drawing a text box with the Text tool rather than clicking the slide.

Method 2: Convert the Text Area to a Justifiable Text Box

 * 1) Click the text object, making the selection handles visible.
 * 2) Click any one of the selection handles and drag it to create a justifiable text box of the size you want.
 * 3) Delete all hard carriage returns from the text area. Click at the end of the text, after the last hard carriage return, press DELETE, and then press the SPACEBAR.

The Justify command is now available and works as expected.

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