The vertical-align property may be used to alter the vertical positioning of
an inline element, relative to its parent element or to the element's line. (An inline element is one which has no line break before and after it, for example, EM, A, and IMG in HTML.)
Vertical Alignment.
| Syntax: | vertical-align: <value> |
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| Inherited: | No |
The CSS just sizes the div, vertically center aligns the span by setting the div's line-height equal to its height, and makes the span an inline-block with vertical-align: middle. Then it sets the line-height back to normal for the span, so its contents will flow naturally inside the block.
To center this table, you would need to add ;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; to the end of the style attribute in the <table> tag. The table tag would look like the following. Changing the style attribute in the <table> tag, as shown above, results in the table being centered on the web page, as shown below.
To center align text in table cells, use the CSS property text-align. The <table> tag align attribute was used before, but HTML5 deprecated the attribute.
Right-click anywhere inside the table and then choose the “Table Properties†command from the context menu that appears. In the Table Properties window that opens, you can choose left, center, or right alignment by clicking those options in the “Alignment†section.
Horizontal centering is quite simple. All you need to do is position the insertion point somewhere within the text and then click on the Center button on the Home tab of the ribbon or press Ctrl+E.
To align text horizontally on a page, highlight the text you want to center. Next, click the “Center Alignment†icon in the “Paragraph†group of the “Home†tab. Alternatively, you can use the Ctrl+E keyboard shortcut. Your text will now be horizontally aligned.
Follow these steps to align text in a table:
- Select the cells, columns, or rows, with text that you want to align (or select your entire table).
- Go to the (Table Tools) Layout tab.
- Click an Align button (you may have to click the Alignment button first, depending on the size of your screen).
How to Vertically Center Text with CSS
- Use the CSS vertical-align property.
- Use CSS Flexbox.
- Use the CSS display property.
- Use the CSS line-height property.
- Set equal top and bottom padding.
- Set absolute positioning and negative margin.
- Set absolute positioning and stretching.
- Set the CSS transform property.
Tables are made up of cells. A horizontal line of cells is called a "row" and a vertical line of cells is called a "column". You can use tables to set up side-by-side text paragraphs that wrap around independently or graphics such as charts that sit side-by-side.
If you want to quickly center the table between the page margins, follow these steps:
- Right-click on the table. Word displays a Context menu.
- Choose Table Properties from the Context menu. Word displays the Table Properties dialog box.
- Make sure the Table tab is selected. (See Figure 1.)
- Click on Center.
- Click on Close.
Vertical alignment is the state or act of lining items up, one above each other. The exact meaning of this concept varies depending on the context. Verical alignment has applications in a wide range of fields and subjects and can take on greatly differing meanings from place to place.
Highlight the cells you want centered, then right click and select "Format Cells" then select the "Allignment" tab, select the drop down box for either Horizontal and select center had a select word wrap as well.
Changing vertical cell alignment
- Select a cell or range of cells.
- Choose Format > Cells from the menu bar.
- The Format Cells dialog box opens.
- Click the Alignment tab.
- Click the Vertical drop-down menu and select a vertical alignment treatment.
- Click OK to apply the vertical alignment to the selected cell(s).
The vertical-align property in CSS controls how elements set next to each other on a line are lined up. In order for this to work, the elements need to be set along a baseline. As in, inline (e.g. <span> , <img> ) or inline-block (e.g. as set by the display property) elements.
