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Line Spacing In Word

To change line spacing in your text, select the paragraphs you wish to adjust and choose the Paragraph option from the Format Menu. Here you can adjust the line spacing. Your options include single, 1.5, double, at least, exactly, and multiple. While single and double are obvious, some of the others are not. 

  • 1.5 is one and a half spaces.
  • At least provides minimum spacing, the actual spacing may increase.
  • Exactly sets the exact point size of the spacing.
  • Multiple increases or decreases spacing by a specified percentage. (For example, .5 or 50% is half spacing, while 1.25 or 125% is somewhere between single spacing and 1.5 spacing.

There is a keyboard shortcut to allow you to quickly change between single, 1.5, and double spacing. Select the text you wish to change and hold down the Control (CTRL) key while clicking the appropriate number.

  • CTRL-1 - Single spacing
  • CTRL-2 - Double spacing
  • CTRL-5 - 1.5 spacing

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