Click the appropriate "Align" or "Distribute" button. For example, to left-align the objects, click the button that shows a line on the left.

For large blocks of text, use left alignment because it’s the easiest to read (think newspapers, books, and magazines). Right alignment is more difficult to read so use it on smaller chunks of text.

Inserting a table in Microsoft Word is simple, but the default won’t always work exactly how you want it to. For instance, the default alignment is offset from the left margin.

Click the left alignment icon to align the text to the left margin. You will find the left alignment icon immediately above Gmail's body text box. The icon shows lines (as if text) aligned to the ...