Word's default line spacing is 1.15. Paragraphs are automatically followed by a blank line, and headers have a space above them. There are other spacing options as well.
In typewritten documents, the space between lines is called "line height". Line heights can be changed on most printers (both inkjet and laser) by adjusting the paper size selection on the printer driver. If you send your document to be printed without first setting the line spacing, the printer will use its own preference for line spacing as a guide. Some printers may even guess at the font size you want used for text sent to be printed in black and white!
In electronic files, the space between lines is called "leading". The term "line height" is usually used instead. Word has several options for changing the leading: the Default paragraph style has three choices: Single, Double, and Triple. These refer to the amount of space between the top, bottom, and both top and bottom of each paragraph respectively. You can also specify exact values if they're not available. For example, if you want every second paragraph to have double-spacing, then do so by selecting Double from the drop-down menu and setting the value to 2.
The gap between each line in a paragraph is referred to as line spacing. You may change the line spacing in Word to be single spaced (one line high), double spaced (two lines high), or any other quantity you wish. Word's default spacing is 1.08 lines, which is somewhat more than single-spaced.
To modify the default line spacing, click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the "Paragraph" group. A dialog box titled "Paragraph" will appear. Locate the "Spacing" area under the [Indents and Spacing] tab. Choose the spacing you want Word to use by default from the "Line spacing" drop-down selection. Click OK.
How to Change Word's Default Line Spacing Microsoft Word's default line spacing is 1.08 when installed. It also inserts 8 points of space after each paragraph (after a hard return). You can change this by going to Tools > Options > Paragraphs and Text Styles > Main tab > Set default line spacing to.
Click the [Home] tab > Locate the "Paragraph" group to adjust the default line spacing. Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the "Paragraph" group.
Change the Line Spacing in a Word Document To update, choose one or more paragraphs. To select all, use CTRL + A. Go to Home > Paragraph and Line Spacing 3: Select Line Spacing Options and fill in the Line spacing box with a value. 4. Change the space between paragraphs by using the Before and After settings. 5: Press the OK button.
Space Before instructs Microsoft Word to leave a certain amount of space before the paragraph. Space After specifies how much space to leave after the paragraph in Microsoft Word. Line. The gap between lines inside a paragraph is determined by spacing. Padding spaces out text within a line, without affecting adjacent lines. These spaces are called internal margins or indentations. An external margin is the space around a block of text; it can be defined explicitly or automatically according to context.
Spacing allows you to control the appearance of your paragraphs. Increasing the spacing between lines of text makes the document look neater and provides more room for content.
There are two types of spacing: horizontal and vertical. Horizontal spacing controls the distance between words on the same line of text. Vertical spacing defines the distance between lines of text. By default, each letter group in a word has the same amount of horizontal spacing, which means aligned text. To change the horizontal spacing of one or more selected letters, open the Font dialog box and adjust the X spacing value. To change the vertical spacing, open the Paragraph Formatting window and click the Increase/Decrease button next to Indentation.
Spacing also affects the position of other elements on a page.
Open the Word document in which you desire double space between lines. Go to the Home tab and click on the Paragraph group. In the Paragraph Settings dialog box, under More, select Double from the List of options.
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