Changing Line Spacing The lines in all Word documents are single-spaced by default, which is appropriate for letters and most documents. But you can easily change your document line spacing. - Selection from Word 2013 on Demand [Book]. How to double space or change line spacing in Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, and 2013. Open Microsoft Word.
Word 2013 by default places some space between lines of text and between paragraphs. In other words free space between each text line and each paragraph. Word has the feature through which you customize the default line and paragraph spacing. Word has 1.0 and 8P default spacing for line and paragraphs. We can change the default spacing in two ways:. By modifying the Standard Style. By using Paragraph groups Change default Line spacing by Style Step 1 Choose 'Style' from the Style group in the 'Home' tab.
Step 2 Right-click on the default style and choose 'Modify' option. Step 3 A new modify style window is shown, as in: Step 4 Click on the 'Modify button' within the modify window and choose the 'Paragraphs' option.
Step 5 Now you can modify the 'space' in the paragraph window. Change the default line spacing by the paragraphs groups.
Step 1 Go to the 'Paragraph' group of the 'Home ' Tab. Step 2 Choose the 'line and paragraph spacing' in the Paragraphs group which shows the preferred space in the drop down list. Note: you can also choose the 'Line Spacing Option' in the drop down list to change the line spacing of text.
Set Line Spacing and Paragraph Spacing in Word: Overview Like most word processing programs, you can set line spacing and paragraph spacing in Word. Line spacing is the amount of space between each line in a paragraph. Paragraph spacing is the amount of space before and after each paragraph. To set line spacing and paragraph spacing in Word, use the “Indents and Spacing” tab of the “Paragraph” dialog box. You can access this dialog box by clicking the “Paragraph” dialog box button in the lower right corner of the “Paragraph” group on the “Home” tab in the Ribbon. Then select the “Indents and Spacing” tab to view and change these settings.
You can set all of the properties of a selected paragraph using this dialog box. The “General” section lets you set paragraph alignment. To manually set the indentation for a paragraph, use the spinner boxes, checkbox and drop-down in the “Indentation” section. The “Spacing” section lets you set the line and paragraph spacing.
The “Before” and “After” boxes determine the amount (in points) of spacing between paragraphs. Set both the amount of spacing before and after each paragraph by using the spinner arrows next to each box. Also, there is a drop-down box that allows you to set the actual line spacing for your paragraph. Set Line Spacing and Paragraph Spacing in Word – Tutorial: A picture of the “Paragraph” dialog box in Word 2016. Any changes you make to the spacing, alignment, and indentation appears in the “Preview” window at the bottom of the “Paragraph” dialog box. After setting your paragraph’s properties, then click the “OK” button at the bottom of the “Paragraph” dialog box to apply your changes. To quickly set line spacing for a selected paragraph in Word, click the “Line Spacing” button in the “Paragraph” button group to select from a list of frequently used line spacing sizes.
Then select the line spacing you want from the drop-down menu of choices to apply it to the selected paragraph. Set Line Spacing and Paragraph Spacing in Word: Instructions.
To set line spacing and paragraph spacing in Word using the “Paragraph” dialog box, select the paragraph to set. Then click the “Paragraph” dialog box launcher button in the lower right corner of the “Paragraph” button group of the “Home” tab of the Ribbon. Then click the “Indents and Spacing” tab. To set paragraph alignment options, use the drop-downs and checkbox in the “General” section.
To set the paragraph indentation, use the spinner boxes, checkbox and drop-down in the “Indentation” section. You can set the spacing before and after whole paragraphs by using the “Before:” and “After:” spinner boxes in the “Spacing” section. To set the line spacing for your document, use the “Line Spacing:” drop-down and the “At:” spinner box. Check the “Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style” checkbox to set this option. The changes you make will be displayed in the “Preview” window at the bottom of the dialog box.
Then click “OK” to save your changes and close the dialog box. To quickly change the line and paragraph spacing for a selected paragraph, click the “Line and Paragraph Spacing” button in the “Paragraph” button group on the “Home” tab in the Ribbon. Then select an option from the drop-down menu to apply it to your paragraph. Set Line Spacing and Paragraph Spacing in Word: Video Lesson The following video lesson, titled “,” shows how to set line spacing and paragraph spacing in Word. This lesson is from our complete Word training, titled “.”.