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Change the line spacing in Word. You can control the vertical space between the lines of text in your document by setting the line spacing. Or, you can change the vertical space between paragraphs in your document by setting the spacing before or spacing after paragraphs.
The default line spacing in Word is 1.15. By default, paragraphs are followed by a blank line and headings have a space above them. Go to Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing , and then choose Line Spacing Options. Under Spacing, choose an option in the Line spacing box.
Change the line spacing. To increase or decrease the amount of vertical space between lines of text within a paragraph, the best method is to modify the style the paragraph uses. Find the style you're using in the Styles gallery on the Home tab.
Choose At least > At to set the minimum amount of spacing needed to fit the largest font or graphic on the line. Choose Exactly > At to set fixed line spacing, expressed in points. For example, if the text is in 10-point font, you can specify 12 points as the line spacing.
Single-space your document. Select the top of the document. Go to Design > Paragraph Spacing. Choose No Paragraph Space. This overrides the settings of the style set you're currently using. To return to the original settings: Go to Design > Paragraph Spacing.
You can change the look of a line shape by changing its color, line style, or weight. If you are using Excel, Outlook, Word, or PowerPoint, you can apply a predefined Quick Style to quickly change the look of your line.
Go to Home > Line Spacing. Choose 1 for single spacing. Tip: If you want to change the spacing before or after the selected paragraphs, select Line Spacing Options at the bottom of the menu, and then select the arrows in the Before or After boxes.
Open the Layout tab to work with page margins, page orientation, indentation, and spacing. Alt+P Open the References tab to add a table of contents, footnotes, or a table of citations.
Change the spacing between every single line by staying on Indents and Spacing> Spacing> Line spacing and choosing Single, 1.5 lines, or Double for a full double-space between lines. If you want to increase or decrease the amount of space between items in a bulleted or numbered list, do this:
Remove double line spacing. If your document has too much space between the lines, make it look the way you want. Select the paragraph you want to change, or press Ctrl+A to select all text. Go to Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing. Select the line spacing you want.