How do u change line spacing

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Ted Talbutt

I have a new HP computer w/XP Home pre-installed with
Microsoft Word. How do you change from single line
spacing in a MS word document to double line spacing?
Any assistance is appreciated.
Kindest Regards to all
 
With the cursor in the paragraph that you want to double-space (or with multiple paragraph
highlighted), select Format > Paragraph from the menu. On the Indents and Spacing tab
open the Line Spacing list and select double

Once you change the paragraph formatting, pressing Enter from within the paragrap
will repeat the formatting for succeeding paragraphs until you apply a different format

Alternatively, you can create a double-spaced paragraph style and apply it where eve
it's needed

HTH

----- Ted Talbutt wrote: ----

I have a new HP computer w/XP Home pre-installed with
Microsoft Word. How do you change from single line
spacing in a MS word document to double line spacing
Any assistance is appreciated
Kindest Regards to al
 
Ctrl+2.

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Ted,
Depending on the version of Word, in Word 2000 you can add a button to your
formatting toolbar. Just hit the little arrow at the end of your toolbar and
choose add ... you will find it in the list. In Word 2002 there is allready
a button on the toolbar to do just what you want.
Luc
 
Ted,
Depending on the version of Word, in Word 2000 you can add a button to your
formatting toolbar. Just hit the little arrow at the end of your toolbar and
choose add ... you will find it in the list. In Word 2002 there is allready
a button on the toolbar to do just what you want.
Click to expand...

I use XP Pro at work and still don't like the drop down menu
for line spacing - is this where I would find the individual
buttons I have on my toolbar for line spacing on my Word
2000 at home (Win98 se)? I thought I'd looked before this
and didn't find them, but maybe not.


Practice safe eating - always use condiments
 
Among Word's hundred's of hidden commands, all I can find is the standard
'drop down' line spacing command, single, 1½ and double spacing commands.
You will have to create macros if you want anything else.

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http://www.mvps.org/word/

: On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:45:42 GMT, "Luc"
:
: > Ted,
: > Depending on the version of Word, in Word 2000 you can add a button to
your
: > formatting toolbar. Just hit the little arrow at the end of your
toolbar and
: > choose add ... you will find it in the list. In Word 2002 there is
allready
: > a button on the toolbar to do just what you want.
:
: I use XP Pro at work and still don't like the drop down menu
: for line spacing - is this where I would find the individual
: buttons I have on my toolbar for line spacing on my Word
: 2000 at home (Win98 se)? I thought I'd looked before this
: and didn't find them, but maybe not.
:
:
: Practice safe eating - always use condiments
 
Hi Ted:

You can simply place your cursor where you want to change the spacing
and hold down your Ctrl key and then depress 2 for double spacing or 1
for single spacing. Hope this is helpful for you!

Carol
 
You will have to create macros if you want anything else.

Don't know if this applies, but in my old Word 97, Ctrl-1, Ctrl-2 switch
between single and double space, while Ctrl-5 changes the selected text to
1.5 space.

Limited, but covers what most people need.

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