The technical differences between the two examplesīoth examples use word spacing to achieve straight column edges on each side.
The text in the first column is evenly spaced but the text in the second column has large gaps between words. The image below shows two versions of an extract from Robert Bringhurst’s The Elements of Typographic Style. The CSS3 working draft offers some intriguing options for the future, but limited browser support remains a problem. But it may be some time before it can be made to work as well in web pages due in part to the limitations of current browsers. However, handled with care, and with the aid of the right software, it can work well in PDF-based content. Justified text used inappropriately can cause serious readability problems. You’ll often see this in newspapers and magazines.13 June 2009 | Ted Page Justified text and readability
Justified paragraphs are aligned flush with both the left and right margins. Which is the format where the left and right edges of the paragraph are straight on both sides? How do you left align a title in PowerPoint?Ĭlick in the title placeholder, and click the Align Left button in the Home tab’s Paragraph group.