Answers.Body: <p>When you create a Rich Text field, there is an option for <code>Clean up HTML</code> which is checked by default. The description underneath the setting reads:</p>
  
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    <p>Removes spans, empty tags, and most style attributes on save.</p>
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  <p>When aligning text in Redactor, inline styling is added, which would be stripped away on save if the <code>Clean up HTML</code> option is checked.</p>
  
  <p>You'll just need to uncheck this option in your field settings if you want inline styles to be saved.</p>
  
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Body: <p>How am I to center text with in the rich text field type? It centers while I'm editing, then returns to left align on save (and on output). I feel like I'm missing something obvious here...</p>
  
Tags: <richtext><redactor>
Title: On entry save/update, centered text returns to left in rich text field
ThreadText: # On entry save/update, centered text returns to left in rich text field
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-31)
  
  How am I to center text with in the rich text field type? It centers while I'm editing, then returns to left align on save (and on output). I feel like I'm missing something obvious here...
  
  **Tags:** richtext, redactor
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-10-31. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
  
  When you create a Rich Text field, there is an option for `Clean up HTML` which is checked by default. The description underneath the setting reads:
  
  > Removes spans, empty tags, and most style attributes on save.
  
  When aligning text in Redactor, inline styling is added, which would be stripped away on save if the `Clean up HTML` option is checked.
  
  You'll just need to uncheck this option in your field settings if you want inline styles to be saved.
  
  
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