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Justify stretches last line
CaroleSL Use the Enter key (new paragraph), rather than Shift+Enter (new line) to terminate the line.
In the following screen shot, Shift+Enter was used after the word "document." and the Enter key was used after the word "theme."
Hello CaroleSL,
To prevent Microsoft Word from justifying paragraphs and avoid the stretched last line, you can follow these steps:
1. Select the paragraphs or the entire document that you want to modify.
2. Go to the "Home" tab in the Microsoft Word ribbon.
3. In the "Paragraph" section, click on the small arrow in the bottom right corner to open the "Paragraph" dialog box.
4. In the "Paragraph" dialog box, navigate to the "Alignment" tab.
5. In the "Alignment" section, select the "Left" alignment option. This will align the text to the left margin and remove the justification.
6. Click on the "OK" button to apply the changes.
By setting the alignment to "Left," Word will no longer justify the paragraphs and the text will appear with a ragged right edge, preventing the stretched last line.
Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + L" to quickly align the selected text to the left margin.
Kindest regards
Leon Pavesic