What do you understand by text alignment? How many ways are there to align the text?

Text alignment refers to the positioning of text between the margins of a page. There are two categories of text alignment :

1. Horizontal Text Alignment — Aligning the text with respect to left and right margins is called Horizontal text alignment. There are four types of horizontal text alignments —

   1. Align Text Left — This is the default alignment of text in a document. The text is aligned along the left margin while leaving a little space towards the right margin.
   2. Align Text Right — The text is aligned along the right margin while leaving a little space towards the left margin. This alignment is mostly used to put dates on letterheads.
   3. Center — The text is aligned centrally between the left and the right margin. It is mostly used for titles.
   4. Justify — The text is aligned evenly between the left and the right margin.

2. Vertical Text Alignment — It aligns the text with respect to the top and bottom margins of a page.