Photoshop

Specify justification for paragraph type

Text is said to be justified when it is aligned with both edges. You can choose to justify all text in a paragraph excluding the last line, or you can justify text in a paragraph including the last line. The settings you choose for justification affect the horizontal spacing of lines and the aesthetic appeal of type on a page. Justification options are available only for paragraph type and determine word, letter, and glyph spacing. Justification settings apply only to Roman characters; double‑byte characters available in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts are not affected by these settings.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Select a type layer if you want all the paragraphs in that type layer to be affected.

    • Select the paragraphs you want affected.

  2. In the Paragraph palette, click a justification option.

    The options for horizontal type are:

    Justify Last Left
    Justifies all lines except the last, which is left aligned.

    Justify Last Centered
    Justifies all lines except the last, which is center aligned.

    Justify Last Right
    Justifies all lines except the last, which is right aligned.

    Justify All
    Justifies all lines including the last, which is force justified.

    The options for vertical type are:

    Justify Last Top
    Justifies all lines except the last, which is top aligned.

    Justify Last Centered
    Justifies all lines except the last, which is center aligned.

    Justify Last Bottom
    Justifies all lines except the last, which is bottom justified.

    Justify All
    Justifies all lines including the last, which is force justified.
    Note: Justification (right, center, and left align, and justify all) for type on a path starts at the insertion point and ends at the end of the path.