>>>Not sure what your objection to using a table is>>>

My lack of knowledge and infrequent need, therefore lack of use resulting in little to no reinforcement of new information.

Particularly in this instance--the top chunk needs to be centered horizontally on the page. Other than first hitting the tab a time or two, then inserting the table, then grabbing the lower right to scrunch the table to the left to make the table 'sort of' centered, I have no idea how to do the task. You'll likely suggest moving the L and R tab stops--which, although seemingly simple, is something that gives me grief.

Further, even when I specify the cell dimension to match a measured physical pattern, the cell still 'grows' with text.

Mark