You can control the vertical space between the lines of text in your document by setting the line spacing, such as double space. Or, you can change the vertical space between paragraphs in your document by setting the spacing before or spacing after paragraphs.
Line spacing
Spacing between paragraphs
Do any of the following:
 | Change the spacing between lines |
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Select the text in which you want to change line spacing.
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On the Home tab, under Paragraph, click Line Spacing 
, and then click the line spacing that you want.
| Change the spacing between paragraphs |
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Select the paragraphs for which you want to change paragraph spacing.
 | Note Select the bulleted list that you want to format.
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On the Home tab, under Paragraph, click Line Spacing , and then click Line Spacing Options.
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Under Spacing, in the Before or After boxes, enter the paragraph spacing that you want.
| Change the spacing between lines or paragraphs for all new documents |
When you create a new document, Word
uses the
Normal templateA template that you can use for any kind of document. When you start Word
or click New Blank Document 
, Word
creates a new document that is based on the Normal template. You can modify this template to change its formatting or content.
to determine the settings, such as the spacing between lines and between paragraphs. If you change the settings in this template, all new documents that you create will use the new settings.
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On the File menu, click Open, and then double-click
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/Normal.dotm.
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Double-click Normal.dotm.
The Normal template opens.
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On the Home tab, under Paragraph, click Line Spacing , and then do any of the following:
To | Do this |
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Change the spacing between lines | Click the line spacing that you want. |
Change the spacing between paragraphs | Click Line Spacing Options, and then under Spacing, in the Before or After boxes, enter the paragraph spacing that you want. |
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Save and close the Normal template.
