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September 17, 2026
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I need text to be centered vertically in its text box. I have set vertical justification alignment to "center." But the text is still not vertically centered in the boxes. How do I fix this?

  • September 17, 2026
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I am not using a table and there is only one column (fixed number) per text box. There are two columns and three rows of text boxes, and it is unclear whether the text inside is trying to align (top / bottom) to the other text boxes. What is clear is that the text is not centered the way I need it to be. Text appears to maintain its position within the text box when the text box is moved.

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    derekwatson
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 23, 2026

    Another thing to check is are there extra returns after the text

    Derek Watson
    rob day
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 17, 2026

    Hi ​@Fearless_Bee4f95 , Select the text frame and check the frame’s Text Frame Options First Baseline setting. Here the center text frame is set to Cap Height. The left frame is set to the default Ascent, and the right is set to x Height:

     

     

    graphics_4075
    Inspiring
    September 17, 2026

    Double check your paragraph and character styles to make sure there isn’t a conflicting alignment setting. Can you post a screenshot? 

    Cheers