Text "base point" operation?

I need to enter text using the center, in many situations, I need the center using the left most point about 30% of the time and the rightmost center point 30% of the time, and the center, center point 30% of the time. When I enter a text box, it ALWAYS puts the base point as the upper leftmost point, and when I change it, the position dimensions change, and I need to revise the “position” dims., and that is OK for a FEW times, but I need to do this MANY times on each text because I NEVER need the upper left point. Is there a way to enter text that will use the “base point” I selected? Btw version 6.2.5.2 on win 10. I have reinstalled 6.2.5.2 with the same results.