Adjust alignment and spacing in Numbers for iCloud
You can adjust the text in a text box or shape so that it’s aligned to the left or right, centered, aligned with both the left and right (justified), or aligned vertically.
You can adjust line and paragraph spacing and indentation.
Note: To adjust text in a table, see Enter text and numbers in Numbers for iCloud.
Align text
Do one of the following:
Click to place the insertion point in the paragraph you want to adjust.
Select one or more text boxes or shapes with text.
In the Text pane of the Format sidebar on the right, click one of the buttons below Alignment.
Adjust the line indentation
You can move the left margin of a line of text inward or outward in 0.5-inch increments.
Click to place the insertion point at the beginning of the line, then do one of the following:
To indent: Press the Tab key. To reach the indent level you want, press Tab as many times as needed.
To outdent: Press the Delete key.
You can also click an Indent button in the Text pane of the Format sidebar on the right.
Adjust paragraph indentation
You can move the left margin of one or more paragraphs inward or outward in 0.5-inch increments.
Click to place the insertion point in the paragraph you want to adjust, or drag to select multiple paragraphs.
In the Text pane of the Format sidebar on the right, click one of the Indent buttons.
Adjust line spacing
You can control how much space appears between lines of text in a paragraph or throughout your spreadsheet.
Click to place the insertion point in the paragraph you want to adjust, or drag to select multiple paragraphs.
In the Text pane of the Format sidebar on the right, below Spacing, choose an option from the pop-up menu:
Lines: The distance between ascenders (parts of letters that extend to the top of the line) and descenders (parts of letters that extend below the line) stays the same. The space between lines is proportional to the font size.
At least: The distance between lines stays fixed (but lines don’t overlap if the text gets large). The distance from one line to the next will never be less than the value you set, but it may be larger for larger fonts to prevent overlapping text lines.
Exactly: The value sets the precise distance between text baselines, which may result in some overlap.
Between: The value you set increases the space between the lines, instead of increasing the height of the lines. By contrast, double-spacing doubles the height of each line.
Click the arrows next to the spacing field to set the amount of space for the option you chose.
To adjust the amount of space before and after the selected paragraph, click the arrows for Before Paragraph and After Paragraph.
Adjust paragraph spacing
You can control how much space appears before or after one or more paragraphs.
Click to place the insertion point in the paragraph you want to adjust, or drag to select multiple paragraphs.
In the Text pane of the Format sidebar on the right, below Spacing, click the up or down arrows, or enter a point value in the adjacent fields.