Formatting console output text

Question

Is it possible to align output text to the console?
I'm printing a UI to the console which gives users the ability to select an option
System.out.printf("*********************%n");
System.out.printf("Welcome to the system%n");
System.out.printf("Please select an select an option%n");
System.out.printf("1 - Login with username and password%n");
System.out.printf("2 - Create an account%n");
System.out.printf("3 - Options%n");
System.out.printf("4 - Exit%n");
System.out.printf("*********************%n");
I was wondering if I can format this text to be aligned to a certain side. Or columns if not, but I prefer alignment. Also is there a more efficient way to write a large paragraph to be output(like above)?
Thank you!

Answer 1

To the plain-jane console? If that's what you're asking, then you should really be creating a GUI app, not a console-based one.