Forum:Align text right and left in a table cell

I want the first part of a single line of text to align left and the second part of a single line of text to align right. I know how to do it by spliting the cell into 2 cells or embedding a table within the cell. I wonder if there is an easier way.

if i wrap the second part of the text with div tags and use align=right I get sort of the right effect except that the parser automatically adds a break. I tried span but it doesnt work at all.

for example:

Granpa 17:52, July 31, 2011 (UTC)


 * You can use  and   instead, which should give the same effect.


 * Thanks that should save me quite a bit of work
 * {| border=1 cellspacing=0


 * 123456789
 * text text
 * }
 * }


 * Granpa 20:34, July 31, 2011 (UTC)