# Set text alignment

1. Select the shape by `name` you want to modify. See [here](/knowledge-base/finding-shape-names.md) to find shape names.
2. Specify the text need amending under `text_run`. Text within one textbox can be split into multiple chunks.  
3. Add font settings for selected text under `text_properties`.
4. Insert `new_line` as boolean before another `text_run`. 

Before and After

![](/files/UJjshj1rwk0ykta2377x)![](/files/MgSed6Y9jErdbyRPiaAo)

Template Presentation

{% file src="/files/6PvGN5hesXoIj5EaugSy" %}

JSON Payload

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```json
{
  "presentation": {
    "template": "slides_as_template_text_align.pptx",
    "slides": [
      {
        "slide_index": 0,
        "shapes": [
          {
            "name": "Title 1",
            "text": [
              {
                "text_run": "Text align: left\n",
                "text_properties": {
                  "text_align": "left"
                }
              },
              {
                "text_run": "Text align: center\n",
                "text_properties": {
                  "text_align": "center"
                }
              },
              {
                "text_run": "Text align: right\n",
                "text_properties": {
                  "text_align": "right"
                }
              },
              {
                "text_run": "Text align: justified\n",
                "text_properties": {
                  "text_align": "justified"
                }
              },
              {
                "text_run": "Text align: distribution\n",
                "text_properties": {
                  "text_align": "dist"
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

{% endcode %}


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