How to force single spacing in microsoft word for a mac. Decrease space between lines in word 2007 october 2011. This wikihow teaches you how to customize a word documents layout design by changing line spacing and character spacing, using a computer. On the home tab, click the line and paragraph spacing button. How to doublespace the lines in a document in word for office 365, word 2019, word 2016 word 20, word 2010, word 2007.
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Decrease the paragraph spacing setting to single space, if desired, in the. Here are our best tips and tricks to get the most from microsoft word in your firm. Choose a new default setting for the amount of space between lines of text or between paragraphs in a document. By default, paragraphs are followed by a blank line and headings have a space above them. Change the line spacing in your document to make it look how you want. Notice that word applies the line spacing, margin, and page orientation settings that you selected. To indent the first line in a paragraph, click before the. Microsoft word 2011 how to double space a paragraph.
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