In word, how can I keep a straight edge on the right side without justifing it.?

Answer 1

Select right alignment, then the left end will be jagged but the right one will be straight.

Or, if you just want to not have the gaps between words that justifying causes, try reducing the writing area. Justify it, then drag over the right hand edge (increasing the right hand margin) until the words don't look too stretched.

Answer 2

Method one: Set a right aligned tab. To do this, click on the ruler where you want your text to be right aligned. The double click on the tab marker itself. When the dialog appears, click on Alignment right. When you type, your text will be aligned on the right and will "push" toward the left. When you have the line filled with text, you need to do hard or soft return. Because of the tab, you cannot do an automatic word wrap.

Method two: Change your font to a proportional font such as courier new. Then you can use the space bar to push words over the right. This is a very painful way to do it, but it is has worked for me in the past.