# How to: Center Text With PDF-Upload Merge Fields

By default, PDF-upload merge fields align text to the left.

This matters when you need text to sit in the middle of a form field, not the left side.

Use **Additional Style** to control alignment for a PDF-upload merge field.

To center text, set both a `width` and `text-align:center`.

{% hint style="info" %}
`text-align:center` alone usually does not work.

Add a `width` so S-Docs knows the area to center within.
{% endhint %}

### Common examples

#### Center across the page

Use this for text that should center across a standard letter-width area:

```
width:8in;text-align:center;
```

#### Center inside a smaller area

Use this when the field sits inside a smaller box or section:

```
width:100px;text-align:center;
```

Replace `100px` with the width of your target area.


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