Sean, I think control &l is the default setting unless you change to right, centered or justified, but I am open to correction on this. Noreen -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sean Kavanagh Sent: 03 March 2010 00:22 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] Re: alignment in word Ahoy Noreen Thanks for that, but how do I make left align the default setting for all documents? Sean -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Noreen Meagher Sent: 02 March 2010 23:20 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] Re: alignment in word Hi Sean, Control & l will sort it for you. Noreen M. -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sean Kavanagh Sent: 02 March 2010 23:15 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] alignment in word Ahoy All Like our good friend Paddy I too have hit a wrong key combination somewhere along the line! I am using M S Office 2007! When I go into a blank word document, I've discovered that it is aligned right! Can anyone advise me on the key strokes to set it back to align left as a default setting? Many thanks in advance. Sean _____ I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> . We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 5722 of my spam emails to date. The Professional version does not have this message.