Realign a Table in Word Online

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out how to right-align a table in Word online. I know how to right-align the text, but I need a small 3 row/2 column table in the bottom right corner of my invoice for the total. On the Word online invoice template they have a similar table, but when I try to copy/paste it onto my own invoice I've created it makes it as wide as the entire page and is left-aligned. No matter how I resize it, I am unable to right-align it...this is so frustrating! Anyone have any tips that can help, please share :) Thanks in advance! ~Heather


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Hi Heather. Thanks for posting. Changing the alignment of tables is possible in Word Online, though it is admittedly difficult to discover how to do it. The key is you need to first select all the cells in the table. Then you can use the Left, Center or Right buttons on the Home tab of the ribbon to change the alignment. Note that this doesn't work if you use the alignment buttons on the Table Layout tab, and as I already said, it doesn't work if you don't have all the cells selected.

Please give this a try and let me know if it works for you. If not, we can investigate further.

Michael Herzfeld
Microsoft Office Online Senior Software Engineer

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I think you misread my post. You have to use the alignment buttons on the HOME tab of the ribbon, not the ones on the TABLE LAYOUT tab. Then it should work correctly.

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