By default, the alignment of text in MS Word is:
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By default, the alignment of text in MS Word is:
Answer: B. Left — ConceptIn a word processor, paragraph alignment controls how each line is positioned between the page margins. The standard horizontal alignment modes are…
- A.
Right
- B.
Left
- C.
Centre
- D.
Justify
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Correct answer: B
Concept
In a word processor, paragraph alignment controls how each line is positioned between the page margins.
The standard horizontal alignment modes are left, right, centre, and justified; a program applies its default mode until the user changes the paragraph formatting.
Application
For ordinary left-to-right text, Microsoft Word applies left alignment when no paragraph alignment is specified.
The left edge of each line is placed flush with the left margin.
The right edge remains ragged because line lengths vary.
Thus the default alignment described in the question is Left.
Contrast
Right alignment places the line ends at the right margin and leaves the left edge ragged.
Left alignment places the line beginnings at the left margin and leaves the right edge ragged.
Centre alignment positions each line around the midpoint between the margins, leaving both edges uneven.
Justified alignment adjusts spacing so that most lines touch both the left and right margins.
Cross-check
In a new blank Word document with left-to-right text, typing a paragraph without changing the Paragraph settings produces a straight left edge and a ragged right edge, confirming left alignment.
Therefore, the answer is Left.