You’re probably familiar with the terms single spacing (one line of space between every line of type) and double spacing (two lines). In Microsoft Word, the Spacing feature lets you fine-tune the spacing between lines to any precise amount you want.
Three settings in Word control line spacing:
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- Oct 31, 2010 -in blue at the bottom click on - There is too much space betwen paragraphs in new documents. There are 4 steps. The lst one which says to go to the File menu - you can either do that in Word at the top line where you see File or go to your Macintosh HD icon either in the Finder menu or the one that is one your desktop.
- Oct 16, 2008 From the spacing options (mine is a drop-down menu), select 'Multiple.' Then in the box next to it labeled 'At:', type in the number of spaces, in this case you would type '1.75.' If you're using Office 2007 for Windows or Office 2008 for Mac, this procedure may be somewhat different from what I've just told you but at least you now have an.
Word 2008 for Mac’s styles let you apply formatting to selected text quickly and easily. You don’t have to remember the font, points, and spacing each time. You can create a style that captures those formatting attributes for you. To assign your style to a paragraph, you put the insertion point anywhere within the appropriate. Apr 02, 2008 Word lets you configure the amount of space between lines. For example, you can use single spaces or double spaces between lines. If you prefer more space between lines, you will likely want to implement double spacing. You can configure double spacing for an entire Word document or for a specific section within a document.
- Before: The space before each paragraph
- After: The space after each paragraph
- Line Spacing: The space between the lines of each paragraph
In Word 2010, the default settings are to use no spacing Before or After, and a line spacing of Single.
For basic spacing, you can use the Line Spacing button’s drop-down list on the Home tab. The numbers at the top of the list refer to line spacing between the lines of paragraphs; the commands at the bottom of the list add or remove spacing before or after the paragraphs. You can also set the Before and After values on the Page Layout tab.
If those adjustments still doesn’t meet your line spacing needs, you can open the Paragraph dialog box (click the little icon in the bottom-right corner of the Paragraph group, on either the Home or the Page Layout tab) and set specific values for spacing there. You can enter Before and After values. In the Line Spacing area, you select a unit of measurement from the drop-down list, and then enter a value.
The steps to enable double spacing in Microsoft Word differ slightly between versions. Consequently, you may need to use some intuition to adapt them for older versions. To proceed, decide which situation applies to you, then follow the steps in that section.
TipUse the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+1 to single space, Ctrl+2 to double space, or Ctrl+5 to set the spacing to 1.5 line spacing on any line, paragraph, or all highlighted text.
Enable double spacing for the whole document
Microsoft Word 2008 Mac Double Spacing Calculator
Microsoft Word 2016 (Office 365)
- Open Microsoft Word.
- On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the Line and Paragraph Spacing () icon.
- Select the desired spacing option from the available list.
- For additional spacing options, select Line Spacing Options in the list.
Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, and 2013
- Open Microsoft Word.
- On the Home tab, in the Styles group, right-click Normal.
- Select Modify from the drop-down menu.
- Under Formatting, click the Double Space button (shown below).
- Click OK.
Microsoft Word Spacing Issue
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- Open Microsoft Word.
- Click the Page Layout tab.
- Click the down arrow in the bottom right corner next to Paragraph to bring up the Paragraph window.
- In the Paragraph window, make sure you are on the Indents and Spacing tab.
- Click the down arrow next to the Line spacing box.
- Select Double and click the OK button.
Modify line spacing for all or part of an existing document
Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016
- Open Microsoft Word and the document you want to modify.
- Highlight the text you want to have double spaced or select all.
- Right-click the highlighted text and click Format and then Paragraph, or only Paragraph depending on your version of Word.
- In the Paragraph window, make sure you are on the Indents and Spacing tab.
- Click the down arrow in the Line spacing drop-down box.
- Select Double and click the OK button.
Additional information
- See the double space definition for further information and related links.