Centering a Page Vertically

• Word 2007 and 2010
• Word 2003
• Word Perfect (here you CAN align in the center any page anywhere in the document)

 

 

 

Word 2007 and 2010

Unfortunately Microsoft decided that you should never want to center vertically the first page and revert to top vertical alignment in the same document, so unless you want to center only the NEXT page in your document, best do it manually.

This will center the NEXT page from where your insertion point is when you do this. On the page that you wish centered, click on the "Page Layout" tab.

Click on arrow at the bottom right of that group.

 

From the menu that now appears, select "New Page."

 

Under "Page Vertical alignment" in the center of that window, drop down the menu and select "Center."

Click "OK."

Unfortunately this will cause every page in the document to be centered vertically, which is not good. To change this, go to the next page. (If there is not yet a second page, create a new page by tapping Ctrl+Enter).

 

Then again click on "Page Layout" and click on the little arrow in the lower right corner of that grouping.

 

This time, under Page Vertical alignment, select "Top" and at the bottom under "Apply to:" select "This point forward." NOTE: Do not have any text selected or the choice "This point forward" will not be an option.

 

 

 

 

 

Word 2003

Unfortunately Microsoft decided that you should never want to center vertically the first page and revert to top vertical alignment in the same document, so unless you want to center only the NEXT page in your document, best do it manually.

Click on File>Page Setup.

Click the"Layout" tab on the window that appears.

Under Page, vertical alignment, drop down the box and click on Center.

Click OK.

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately this will cause every page in the document to be centered vertically, which is not good. To change this, go to the next page. (If there is not yet a second page, create a new page by tapping Ctrl+Enter).

Click on File>Page Setup.

Click the"Layout" tab on the window that appears.

Under Page, vertical alignment, drop down the box and select "Top" (blue outline).

Move to the "Preview, apply to" (red outline) box, drop down that menu and select "This point forward" (green outline).

Click OK.

 

Word Perfect

On the menu line, click "Format>Page"

Select "Current Page" from the Window that appears

Click "OK."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created November 10, 2011