Text Actions Overview

Text actions give you precise control over text alignment within shapes, helping you create polished, professional-looking presentations with consistent text formatting.

Why Use Text Actions?

• Precision: Align text within shapes exactly as you want
• Consistency: Apply the same text alignment to multiple shapes at once
• Speed: Change text alignment for dozens of shapes in one click
• Professional: Create uniform, well-formatted text layouts

Text Alignment Categories

Horizontal Text Alignment

Control how text aligns horizontally within text boxes:

• Text Align Left: Left-align text
• Text Align Center: Center text horizontally
• Text Align Right: Right-align text
• Text Align Justify: Justify text (stretch to full width)

Vertical Text Alignment

Control how text aligns vertically within text boxes:

• Text Align Top: Align text to top of text box
• Text Align Middle: Center text vertically
• Text Align Bottom: Align text to bottom of text box

Learn more about Text Alignment →

How Text Alignment Works

Text alignment acts on all selected shapes that contain text:

1. Select one or more shapes with text
2. Choose a text alignment action
3. Text within all selected shapes aligns accordingly

Important Notes:

• Works on text boxes, shapes with text, and table cells
• Does not affect shapes without text
• Can combine horizontal and vertical alignment

Common Use Cases

Centering Headings

1. Select all heading text boxes
2. Text Align Center (horizontal)
3. Text Align Middle (vertical)

Result: Perfectly centered headings

Left-Aligning Body Text

1. Select all body text shapes
2. Text Align Left
3. Text Align Top

Result: Standard left-aligned, top-anchored paragraphs

Right-Aligning Numbers

1. Select shapes with numerical data
2. Text Align Right

Result: Numbers align on the right (easier to compare values)

Creating Button Text

1. Select button shapes
2. Text Align Center (horizontal)
3. Text Align Middle (vertical)

Result: Text perfectly centered in buttons

Text vs. Shape Alignment

It's important to understand the difference:

Example:

Text Align Center:     Align Center:
┌─────────┐            ┌──────┐
│  TEXT   │            ┌──────┐
└─────────┘            ┌──────┐
(Text centered         (Shapes centered
 in its box)            relative to each other)

Combining Text Actions

You can combine horizontal and vertical alignment:

Centered Text

Text Align Center + Text Align Middle

Result: Text centered both horizontally and vertically

Top-Left Text

Text Align Left + Text Align Top

Result: Text in top-left corner of text box

Bottom-Right Text

Text Align Right + Text Align Bottom

Result: Text in bottom-right corner of text box

Using with Other Actions

Text Align + Shape Align

Create perfectly aligned layouts:

1. Align shapes (e.g., Align Top)
2. Apply text alignment (e.g., Text Align Left)

Result: Shapes aligned AND text formatted consistently

Text Align + Get/Set Text Formatting

Apply complete text styling:

1. Format one shape perfectly (alignment, font, color)
2. Get Text Formatting
3. Select other shapes
4. Set Text Formatting

Result: Consistent text styling across all shapes

Learn more about Get/Set Text Formatting →

Text Align + AI Assistant

Use natural language:

"Center all text in these shapes"
"Left-align all bullet points"
"Make all headings centered and bold"

The AI understands text alignment commands.

Tips & Best Practices

1. Align Before Formatting

Recommended workflow:

1. Add text to shapes
2. Align text (Text Align actions)
3. Format text (fonts, colors, sizes)

2. Use Consistent Alignment

For professional presentations:

• Headings: Center or Left
• Body text: Left or Justify
• Numbers: Right
• Buttons: Center + Middle

3. Consider Text Box Auto-Sizing

If text doesn't align as expected:

• Check if text box auto-resize is enabled
• Adjust text margins
• Use Get/Set Text Margin for consistency

Learn more about Text Margins →

4. Bulk Text Alignment

For presentations with many text boxes:

1. Select all shapes with similar text (e.g., all headings)
2. Apply text alignment once

Saves time compared to formatting individually.

Quick Reference

Horizontal Alignment

Vertical Alignment

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