Microsoft Knowledge Base

• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 4.0

SUMMARY

When you set the alignment of a text box to Justify, all the text in that text box will be justified. This behavior occurs regardless of carriage returns (normally a carriage return terminates a line prevents it from being justified).

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Open a new worksheet.

2. Create a text box.

3. Type the following lines:

         This is the shortest test of the wrap issue. <CR>
         Another line. <CR>
         And then another. <CR>
         Finally. <CR>
         The end. <CR>
   

4. Adjust the right border of the text box so that the last "t" in "test" is cut off and forced to wrap to the next line.

5. With the box still selected, choose the item "Text..." from the "Format" menu.

6. Select the Justify option under Horizontal, and click the OK button.

7. The test box should resemble the following example:

         This    is    the    shortest
         test  of   the   wrap   issue.
         Another                  line.
         And        then       another.
         Finally.
         The                       end.
   
   

      This    is    the    shortest
      test of the wrap issue.
      Another line.
      And then another.
      Finally.
      The end.