Centering draws attention to specific text in a thesis.
When writing a thesis, authors often find it necessary to center the font at various points throughout the paper. Whether the font is located in the title, body of the paper, or in a footer, it can be easily centered with features included in word processing programs. Depending on their preference, users can center text horizontally or vertically. Both options will affect the appearance of text in the word processing document and wil be oriented based upon the margin settings of the document.
Instructions
Centering Vertically
1. Open your word processor and the thesis containing the text that needs to be centered. Highlight the text you wish to center vertically.
2. Click "Page Layout" and then the arrow next to "Page Setup." This will open a dialog box.
3. Click the "Layout" tab. Click the drop-down box next to vertical alignment and select "Center."
4. Next to Apply, click "Selected text" and then click "OK."
Center Horizontally
5. Open your word processor and the thesis containing the text that needs to be centered.
6. Highlight the text you wish to center horizontally.
7. Click the "Home" tab and then click the "Center" icon in the Paragraph group.
