Align text in chart titles and text boxes

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

  • Click the title or the border of the text box you want to align.
  • For an axis title, click Selected Axis Title on the Format menu.

    For a chart title, click Selected Chart Title on the Format menu.

    For a text box, click Selected Object on the Format menu.

  • Click the Alignment tab.

    If you don't see the Alignment tab, the title or border is not selected. Click Cancel, click outside of the text you want to format, and then repeat the procedure.

  • Select the options you want.
  • ShowTip

    To quickly change the horizontal alignment of selected chart titles and text boxes, click Align Left Button image, Center Button image, or Align Right Button image on the Formatting toolbar.