IMovie 10.0.2 Scrolling titles alignment

Hi
Am I going mad? I cannot find how to centre align text in the scrolling titles.
I stupidly started a project in new iMovie 10.0.2 OS X Mavericks 10.9.1 & didn't properly check out the new program before I loaded all my movie clips & photos - I really can't face starting it all again - but have to say, this new version of iMovie is a big backward step from previous versions - I hate it!!
I just can't find a way to align the text. I have searched for instructions & it states "click on the align text buttons - but they are not showing. This is VERY frustrating. Can anyone help?
Thanks
Lynn

It can be done, but not from within iMovie.
Steps:
1) Create your credits, using the 2 column format iMovie provides
2) Select all your text (command a), and copy it to the clipboard (command-C)
3) Open the word processor of your choice. I used Microsoft Word.
4) Create a blank document
5) Paste the text of your credits
6) use the word processor to align your text (left, right or center)
7) Select all the resulting text (command a)
8) Copy it to the clipboard (Command C)
9) click back to iMovie, and paste the clipboard (command V)
It'll look a little weird when you first paste it. Exit the edit text feature (easiest way is to move the timeline bar away from your credits) and play the movie, and voila your credits are aligned.

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I'll try your fix on the next one. I have 22 short 3-5 minute videos to produce
and I'm on number 5. This should save me a bunch of time.
It would appear that you know more than the guy at the Apple Store.
Thank goodness for on-line forums.
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I think the problem with the edit copy route would be that while
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I trust you're inside on this gorgeous July 4th because you're
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