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How to mix left-align with bold/italics/underline in GraphViz/dot/xdot

I'd like to do UML class diagrams with GraphViz and dot/xdot. There are 2 main layout options which can be mixed, but not in a single element (line). I would like to make the names of classes and ...
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Create an always-centered tab in MS Word

In Word, I have a document whose header should have an item of text left-aligned, and then separate text that is center-aligned on the same line. So far, to achieve this I have created a center tab at ...
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Is it possible to enable the green center-line alignment guides in Microsoft Word on MacOS?

In Word for windows it is possible to get this nice green line showing when something is centered: This setting is controlled by the option "Use alignment guides" as shown here: However, ...
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Word Doc Text alignment

In a Word doc I am trying to aline both sides of the page to the sides (the left text to the left side and the right text to the right side. The text is separated on each line as it is a contents list ...
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How can we center align a window to the right or left of the screen in Windows 10?

I found these scripts from Anaksunaman that center and move windows around on the screen. Centering Windows - StackExchange Any help on how to center a window the the far left or right of the screen? ...
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MS word table of contents description is not lining up

I have a report where the description for one part of the table of contents does not line up correctly. See attached image: "f. Tensile Strength" is shifted left from all the other ...
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Windows 10: Menu Alignment

In recent Windows 10 versions, "Tablet PC Settings" -> Left/Right Handed ( Run -> shell:::{80F3F1D5-FECA-45F3-BC32-752C152E456E} ) seems to affect only the context-menu. How can I ...
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TOC with different page alignment for same style in MS Word

I have added a TOC to my document automatically based on the styles across the document. Strangely some page number alignment is different for the same style (screenshot below). I have tried changing ...
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How to align test answer choices so as to preserve space (not all vertical)?

Does anyone know how to align the choices like that? I only can do it one under the other but I would like to utilize the space better as the image above. I also don't want to press space until the ...
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Word tables. text skewed between cells in the row

The image below demonstrates the issue. (using Word from 'Microsoft office 365 Apps' product is up to date at the time of post) The gap is due to special characters and an equation input. It's most ...
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Word365 Align equations to equal sign

Trying to align the equation (see photos below) to the equal signs. Not having any luck and it seems all the advice on the web relates to older version of word. Tried align equations but they're still ...
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How to remove gaps from a block of text in MS Word

I copied some text from the internet and when pasted it into the Word file then it produced gaps among many words. I tried "Justify" option, it removes the gaps but it then breaks the block ...
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How do I rotate certain pages of a PDF to a particular direction?

I have a PDF file of 400 pages made up of scanned pages. But, the orientation of the PDF file is such that half of the pages are rotated to the right, while half of them are rotated to the left. I ...
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Aligning partitions to 4k boundaries results in 512b free space at beginning of drive

I'm partitioning a disk for FreeBSD installation. I create my partitions/slices: gpart create -s mbr ada0 gpart add -t freebsd -s 1G ada0 gpart add -t freebsd ada0 gpart create -s bsd ada0s1 Now I ...
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Using Word on Windows 10, unable to format highlighted text, keeps changing the whole document

When I try to change the alignment of individual paragraphs, its changes the whole document. For example, I would like the title to be aligned to the right. Highlighting the text and clicking right ...
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How to 4k align hard drive with pre-existing partitions - Linux, Windows partitions

I have a 1TB WD hard drive with Windows 10 and Devuan Linux Beowulf. I had partitioned with gparted IIRC prior to installation of both OS's. How to veerify if it is 4k aligned? If it's not so, how to ...
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How to center-align 2 objects in Tinkercad without moving one of them?

How can I align one object to the center of another - without moving that second one? When I select 2 objects in any order and then align them via the center button, it moves BOTH objects. I want ...
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How to align taskbar icons to the left

Using Windows 10. I have read that this is on by default but for some reason, it doesn't work for me. The problem is that when i open a new app (one that isn't pinned), its icon appears on the taskbar ...
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Canon misalignment - possible to fix?

My Canon Pixma MG5450 printer was terribly clogged and misaligned - I did a couple of deep cleaning and lots and lots of manual printhead alignment. It has improved but still a long way until it's ...
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Some printed text and lines are sharp, some are misaligned - not fixed by manual print head alignment (Canon)

Here's a sample image of a printout of a spreadsheet from my Canon Pixma MG7150 printer: Some lines of text are acceptable (e.g., Chalkhill Blue, Purple Emperor) whereas other lines are completely ...
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Incorrect alignment in table of content for a specific heading in MS Word

I'm working on a right-to-left document in Word 2010 that uses numbered headings. There are three different customized headings. When generating the table of contents, I notice that alignment of the ...
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Align mx3520 under linux

The Printer Properties window only had "Print Test Page" under the "Tests and Maintenance" heading (I'm using the CUPS driver). How do I get to the manual alignment page?
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Align 4 sets of side-by-side barplots in powerpoint so that bars are perfectly aligned in every way

I'm not asking for the align feature because it's not perfect enough, but I'm wondering whether there's a automated way to align 4 sets of side-by-side barplots in powerpoint without clicking and ...
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How to increase multiple cell height by percentage in Microsoft Excel

I have a table with different vertical heights like 20, 30 and 40. The heights are arranged by autofit. The problem is that the cells are very close to each other. I want to give a space at the top ...
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How to align the columns of ls command output in Xubuntu 16.04.6?

I have this function in .bashrc : { ls -lhNGhgF --color=always --group-directories-first --time-style="+%d-%b-%Y $newline%H:%M" | awk ' { $3 ="\033[1;31m" $3 "\033[0m"...
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Align equation to bracket in Microsoft Word

I need to align the second equation to the left, do you have any advice on how to do it? Already tried through the align left(Alt+L), and inserting ”&” before the second equation.
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Wrap tab-right-aligned text on the right margin in Microsoft Word

I want text with a dot leader and right align tab to wrap on the right margin. Word will wrap a long line to the left, like this: You Are the New Day, We Are the New Day......John David, arr. Peter ...
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How do I maintain alignment in Ms-Word?

Question: Is there any way to maintain the intact aligment of the words wriitten in a "Ms-Word file"(when copied to other computers) without converting them into pdf ? My problem: In exams, we are to ...
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Prevent thin spaces to widen when paragraph is justified in Microsoft Word

How can I prevent thin spaces' widening when included in a justified paragraph in Microsoft Word? This is important to me because I must use thin spaces to separate thousands, following the standards ...
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Getting Multiple Screens Aligned in Windows 7

I'm trying to get my two screens aligned so the mouse cursor doesn't jump when I cross from one screen to another. I understand that I can go into Screen Resolution in order to drag the screens ...
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How do I have integers and decimal numbers aligned in the same column?

The custom number type 0,? yields the following column: I want to get rid of the comma in the top entry. How do I do this?
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Align two images vertically in Word

I'm trying to align the arrow to the bird nest vertically such that they share the same center horizontal line. How can I do this?
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Why does the text in word run over the indent marker (run into margin)?

Why is my text in word suddenly not obeying the indent markers? It runs past the marker and into the margin. If I adjust the indent marker left or right, the edge of the paragraph does move with the ...
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Trouble figuring out optimal alignment of multiple partitions on a 931.5 GiB external Advanced Format HDD while in Linux

SUMMARY I have a Dell Inspiron 17-5767 laptop with a 1TB internal disk I've allowed the originally shipped Windows 10 to continue to have and dominate all to itself (it's my gaming OS). Additionally ...
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Text in table cells is not correctly aligned horizontally

I copied a table from one Microsoft word file to another, but it has copied an issue appeared in aligning the cells' text. I chose center alignment, but the text is aligned in the middle but with some ...
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Align rotation of text with straight connector in Visio 2016

I have a straight connector between two elements in Visio 2016. I'd like to label it but if I try to add label and rotate it doesn't 'snap' in aligned position. Is there a way to align it other than ...
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Page number alignment in ToC with long title and section number

I can not insert the screenshot, but here is a preview (mockup?) of what I get: Wrong page number alignment in ToC with long title and section number Link to similar issue Table of Content Lorem ...
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storage device alignment -- calculate the alignment of subsequent partitions of an optimal aligned 32MiB

summary I am trying to understand how to calculate the alignment of subsequent partitions of an optimal aligned 32MiB (65535 sector) rather the usual 1MiB (2048 sector). background I recently ...
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How do I automate sorting/aligning multiple data sets in Excel by NEARLY common values?

I would like to align multiple (6+) data sets (each 3 columns x 1000 rows) by a common variable('mass' column) where each set will have a couple of exactly matching common values, numerous nearly-...
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Regarding EFI system partition as the first partition on 512e based hard drive (unaligned) (performance issue?)

I'm building my very first UEFI based server. I am manually arranging the gpt based partitions on the hard drive. I am placing the EFI system partition as the very first partition. Usually I will ...
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How to get text in table of contents aligned after numbers?

Is it possible to get a table of contents in Microsoft Word with an alignment like this picture? If so, how? (In the picture the alignment is not perfect because I did it by hand, inserting spaces ...
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How to align images in Word?

I can't seem to be able to adequately align images in Word (tried 2007 and 2013). I added the images and made all of them be arranged in Wrap Text as In Front of Text. Selected all of them and tried ...
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alignment of two different column based on a set of data given

Please help me on how to generate a automatic formula to align this data in excel. This should be the alignment, data and result:
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Microsoft word alignment in paragraphs

I'm having some trouble with my paragraph alignment here on microsoft word I have this I want this I want to align all the lines on the right side of the margin, just like in the picture. In mine ...
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How to add a tab stop in Word with a center and right alignment?

Specifically, I am trying to use two alignments in a single line in MS Word for purposes of displaying equations (centered) with their equation number (right-aligned). For example: ...
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Why won't the '&=' command in equation editor, Word 2016, work?

The two top equations: what I actually write. The two lowest: What word produces When I press 'shift+enter' after each line, the '&' dissappears, and the equations should align at '=', and this ...
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Excel: how to align matching values between two columns and space out the differences

I have two columns of data that overlap, looking something like this: ------------------------- | Aardvarks | Bears | | Bears | Dogs | | Cats | Giraffes | | Giraffes | Hippos | ...
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Text to columns Data alignment

I have a bunch of data, for example: FOB0046WHT White business casual plain classic fit 20.8 41.7 1 2 24 24 24 0 20.8 1 0 12.2 0.584 24.3 FOB0083BLU Denim blue business casual plain extra slim ...
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How to proper align table of contents in Word 2013?

I'm struggling with following problem: I have generated table of contents and one of the item has quite long title as seen on the screenshot below. And because of that long title the page number goes ...
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How can I get Skype to show all chat messages on the left?

I have a problem with the horizontal alignment of chat bubbles in Skype. I am using Skype on various computers. So far all Skype installations have shown messages aligned to the left (chat partners ...
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