Word 2013: can't center text within table cells

When I insert a table into a Word document, I want to center the text within the cells. But when I click the 'Align Center' button in the Alignment area of the Layout ribbon, it shunts the text so far to the right that half the text disappears from the cell altogether! The same happens if I press Ctrl+E. I can see no obvious reason why this should be so. It happens in every document in which I insert a table, so it's not a one-off. It's rather annoying, to say the least. Anyone got any ideas?
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Does the style in the table (or your Normal style) have a negative right indent?
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Last updated March 6, 2024 Views 2,879 Applies to: