diff --git a/docs/styles.rst b/docs/styles.rst
index a0e9c7ff..2b5fcbc5 100644
--- a/docs/styles.rst
+++ b/docs/styles.rst
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ Paragraph
 
 Available Paragraph style options:
 
-- ``alignment``. Supports all alignment modes provided by third edition of ISO/IEC 29500 standard. See ``\PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\Jc`` class for the details.
+- ``alignment``. Supports all alignment modes since 1st Edition of ECMA-376 standard up till ISO/IEC 29500:2012.
+See ``\PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\Jc`` class for the details.
 - ``basedOn``. Parent style.
 - ``hanging``. Hanging by how much.
 - ``indent``. Indent by how much.
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ Table
 
 Available Table style options:
 
-- ``alignment``. Supports all alignment modes provided by third edition of ISO/IEC 29500 standard. See ``\PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\JcTable`` class for the details.
+- ``alignment``. Supports all alignment modes since 1st Edition of ECMA-376 standard up till ISO/IEC 29500:2012.
+See ``\PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\JcTable`` and ``\PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\Jc`` classes for the details.
 - ``bgColor``. Background color, e.g. '9966CC'.
 - ``border(Top|Right|Bottom|Left)Color``. Border color, e.g. '9966CC'.
 - ``border(Top|Right|Bottom|Left)Size``. Border size in twips.
@@ -129,7 +131,8 @@ Numbering level
 
 Available NumberingLevel style options:
 
-- ``alignment``. Supports all alignment modes provided by third edition of ISO/IEC 29500 standard. See ``\PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\Jc`` class for the details.
+- ``alignment``. Supports all alignment modes since 1st Edition of ECMA-376 standard up till ISO/IEC 29500:2012.
+See ``\PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\Jc`` class for the details.
 - ``font``. Font name.
 - ``format``. Numbering format bullet\|decimal\|upperRoman\|lowerRoman\|upperLetter\|lowerLetter.
 - ``hanging``. See paragraph style.
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/SimpleType/Jc.php b/src/PhpWord/SimpleType/Jc.php
index 5cbf4752..ede2f2fc 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/SimpleType/Jc.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/SimpleType/Jc.php
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ use Zend\Validator\InArray;
 /**
  * Horizontal Alignment Type.
  *
+ * Introduced in 1st Edition of ECMA-376. Initially it was intended to align paragraphs and tables.
+ * Since ISO/IEC-29500:2008 the type must not be used for table alignment.
+ *
  * @since 0.13.0
  *
+ * @see \PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\JcTable For table alignment modes available since ISO/IEC-29500:2008.
+ *
  * @codeCoverageIgnore
  */
 final class Jc
@@ -40,15 +45,24 @@ final class Jc
     const THAI_DISTRIBUTE = 'thaiDistribute';
 
     /**
-     * @deprecated 0.13.0 Use `START` instead.
+     * Kept for compatibility with 1st edition of ECMA-376 standard.
+     * Microsoft Word 2007 and WPS Writer 2016 still rely on it.
+     *
+     * @deprecated 0.13.0 For documents based on ISO/IEC 29500:2008 and later use `START` instead.
      */
     const LEFT = 'left';
     /**
-     * @deprecated 0.13.0 Use `END` instead.
+     * Kept for compatibility with 1st edition of ECMA-376 standard.
+     * Microsoft Word 2007 and WPS Writer 2016 still rely on it.
+     *
+     * @deprecated 0.13.0 For documents based on ISO/IEC 29500:2008 and later use `END` instead.
      */
     const RIGHT = 'right';
     /**
-     * @deprecated 0.13.0 Use `BOTH` instead.
+     * Kept for compatibility with 1st edition of ECMA-376 standard.
+     * Microsoft Word 2007 and WPS Writer 2016 still rely on it.
+     *
+     * @deprecated 0.13.0 For documents based on ISO/IEC 29500:2008 and later use `BOTH` instead.
      */
     const JUSTIFY = 'justify';
 
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/SimpleType/JcTable.php b/src/PhpWord/SimpleType/JcTable.php
index d93e56f1..38e72cc3 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/SimpleType/JcTable.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/SimpleType/JcTable.php
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ use Zend\Validator\InArray;
 /**
  * Table Alignment Type.
  *
+ * Introduced in ISO/IEC-29500:2008.
+ *
  * @since 0.13.0
  *
  * @codeCoverageIgnore
@@ -32,19 +34,6 @@ final class JcTable
     const CENTER = 'center';
     const END = 'end';
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated 0.13.0 Use `START` instead.
-     */
-    const LEFT = 'left';
-    /**
-     * @deprecated 0.13.0 Use `END` instead.
-     */
-    const RIGHT = 'right';
-    /**
-     * @deprecated 0.13.0 Use `CENTER` instead.
-     */
-    const JUSTIFY = 'justify';
-
     /**
      * @since 0.13.0
      *
@@ -55,7 +44,7 @@ final class JcTable
         // todo: consider caching validator instances.
         return new InArray(
             array (
-                'haystack' => array(self::START, self::CENTER, self::END, self::LEFT, self::RIGHT, self::JUSTIFY),
+                'haystack' => array(self::START, self::CENTER, self::END),
                 'strict'   => InArray::COMPARE_STRICT,
             )
         );
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Style/Frame.php b/src/PhpWord/Style/Frame.php
index ded4950a..d6ba9d0c 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Style/Frame.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Style/Frame.php
@@ -201,24 +201,7 @@ class Frame extends AbstractStyle
     public function setAlignment($value)
     {
         if (Jc::getValidator()->isValid($value)) {
-            $alignment = '';
-
-            switch ($value) {
-                case Jc::LEFT:
-                    $alignment = Jc::START;
-                    break;
-                case Jc::RIGHT:
-                    $alignment = Jc::END;
-                    break;
-                case Jc::JUSTIFY:
-                    $alignment = Jc::BOTH;
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    $alignment = $value;
-                    break;
-            }
-
-            $this->alignment = $alignment;
+            $this->alignment = $value;
         }
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Style/NumberingLevel.php b/src/PhpWord/Style/NumberingLevel.php
index bffac472..2ed8e4ec 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Style/NumberingLevel.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Style/NumberingLevel.php
@@ -299,24 +299,7 @@ class NumberingLevel extends AbstractStyle
     public function setAlignment($value)
     {
         if (Jc::getValidator()->isValid($value)) {
-            $alignment = '';
-
-            switch ($value) {
-                case Jc::LEFT:
-                    $alignment = Jc::START;
-                    break;
-                case Jc::RIGHT:
-                    $alignment = Jc::END;
-                    break;
-                case Jc::JUSTIFY:
-                    $alignment = Jc::BOTH;
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    $alignment = $value;
-                    break;
-            }
-
-            $this->alignment = $alignment;
+            $this->alignment = $value;
         }
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Style/Paragraph.php b/src/PhpWord/Style/Paragraph.php
index 10e94a2a..50f9607c 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Style/Paragraph.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Style/Paragraph.php
@@ -233,24 +233,7 @@ class Paragraph extends Border
     public function setAlignment($value)
     {
         if (Jc::getValidator()->isValid($value)) {
-            $alignment = '';
-
-            switch ($value) {
-                case Jc::LEFT:
-                    $alignment = Jc::START;
-                    break;
-                case Jc::RIGHT:
-                    $alignment = Jc::END;
-                    break;
-                case Jc::JUSTIFY:
-                    $alignment = Jc::BOTH;
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    $alignment = $value;
-                    break;
-            }
-
-            $this->alignment = $alignment;
+            $this->alignment = $value;
         }
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Style/Table.php b/src/PhpWord/Style/Table.php
index 846dd0b0..bbbd6708 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Style/Table.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Style/Table.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\Jc;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\JcTable;
 
 class Table extends Border
@@ -509,25 +510,8 @@ class Table extends Border
      */
     public function setAlignment($value)
     {
-        if (JcTable::getValidator()->isValid($value)) {
-            $alignment = '';
-
-            switch ($value) {
-                case JcTable::LEFT:
-                    $alignment = JcTable::START;
-                    break;
-                case JcTable::RIGHT:
-                    $alignment = JcTable::END;
-                    break;
-                case JcTable::JUSTIFY:
-                    $alignment = JcTable::CENTER;
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    $alignment = $value;
-                    break;
-            }
-
-            $this->alignment = $alignment;
+        if (JcTable::getValidator()->isValid($value) || Jc::getValidator()->isValid($value)) {
+            $this->alignment = $value;
         }
 
         return $this;