# Illustrator short cut for text justify

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-short-cut-for-text-justify/203037>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 6, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-short-cut-for-text-justify/203037 "2006-10-06T19:14:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![lunatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@lunatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunatic)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-short-cut-for-text-justify/203037/1 "2006-10-06T19:14:41Z")

</div>

Is there one? I have umpteen files with center justified text and I need to change to either left or right justified depending on placement. Is there a keyboard shortcut to change that? I haven’t been able to find one and I hate using the mouse if I don’t have to.

thanks :hr: