TextAlign extension

Control paragraph and heading alignment for professional document layouts.

Perfect Word import/export compatibility for all alignment options.

OOXML Structure

<w:p>
  <w:pPr>
    <w:jc w:val="center"/>
  </w:pPr>
  <w:r>
    <w:t>Centered text</w:t>
  </w:r>
</w:p>

Use case

• Titles & Headings - Center important headings for emphasis
• Quotes - Right-align attributions or center block quotes
• Formal Documents - Justify body text for professional appearance
• Letters - Right-align dates and signatures
• Poetry - Center verses for artistic presentation

Options

Configure the extension behavior:

alignments · Array<string> · default: "['left','center','right','justify']"

Available alignment options

Commands

setTextAlign

Set text alignment on the current paragraph.

Example:

Usage

editor.commands.setTextAlign('center')
editor.commands.setTextAlign('justify')

import { SuperDoc } from 'superdoc';
import 'superdoc/style.css';

const superdoc = new SuperDoc({
  selector: '#editor',
  document: yourFile,
  onReady: (superdoc) => {
    const editor = superdoc.activeEditor;
    editor.commands.setTextAlign('center')
    editor.commands.setTextAlign('justify')
  },
});

Parameters:

alignment · string · required

Alignment value (left, center, right, justify)

unsetTextAlign

Remove text alignment (reset to default)

Resets alignment to the default value

Example:

Usage

editor.commands.unsetTextAlign()

import { SuperDoc } from 'superdoc';
import 'superdoc/style.css';

const superdoc = new SuperDoc({
  selector: '#editor',
  document: yourFile,
  onReady: (superdoc) => {
    const editor = superdoc.activeEditor;
    editor.commands.unsetTextAlign()
  },
});

Keyboard shortcuts

Command	Shortcut	Description
setTextAlign(‘left’)()	⌘/Ctrl-Shift-l	Align text left
setTextAlign(‘center’)()	⌘/Ctrl-Shift-e	Align text center
setTextAlign(‘right’)()	⌘/Ctrl-Shift-r	Align text right
setTextAlign(‘justify’)()	⌘/Ctrl-Shift-j	Justify text

Source code