Addressing Spacing Issues

You can adjust line spacing in your documents to help create an aesthetic impression or improve readability. In particular, you can control line spacing within paragraphs as well as specify the amount of space above and below paragraphs.

Specifying Line Spacing

Long gone are the days when you had to press Return twice at the end of each line of text to double-space your paragraphs. Now creating line spacing is a simple matter of configuring paragraph settings before, during, or after you enter text. In Word, you can adjust line spacing in several ways, including using the Formatting toolbar, keyboard shortcuts, and the Paragraph dialog box.