Text alignment is classified into four types: left-aligned, right-aligned, centered, and justified. Left Aligned: This setting is also known as "left justified," however it is formally known as "flush left." When you create a new document, this is usually the default configuration. All white space between words is left alone; there is no indentation of any kind. Any paragraph that contains only blank lines will be left aligned. Right Aligned: Also called "right justified." Like left alignment, but with any extra white space on the right side of the text removed. This setting gives a block of text an attractive appearance, but it can look messy if there is not enough negative space between words or phrases. If you insert a large amount of text into a document that is already set up with right alignment, then some of it will fall onto more than one line. The software keeps the rest of the text right aligned even though there is not enough space for it all in a single line. Like left alignment, but with some white space inserted between the text and its container. This creates an environment where each word has exactly the same amount of space on both sides. It is easiest to understand if you imagine a box around the text with evenly spaced holes in it. As long as the total width of the box is equal to or less than the length of the text, then it is considered centered.