Vertically center based on main block of text?

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I've searched and searched and am about to pull my hair out. I create signs for a University, and I need to vertically and horizontally center the name in a field (say a 2x8 rectangle). Most names are all caps, but some have hanging letters and commas. So when I go to vertically center this name, it is including the comma or hanging letters in the centering. I do not want it to do this! How can I make it so that Corel will center just the main text (no hanging letters or commas) without me having to remove these letters, center, and then re-type?