Word single spacing

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How do I permanently set a Word document to single space even if the
characters do not reach the end of the column before margin return? In other
words, how to I permanently set Word to single space upon return, even if I
type only two words on line before going to the next line? I do not want to
do this each time I type a Word document.
 
If I understand what you're asking, you have added some Space Before or
After to your paragraph style (to create a "blank line" between paragraphs)
but want to be able to suppress this extra spacing at times. To do this, use
a line break (Shift+Enter) instead of a paragraph break (Enter).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Set up a template with the styles set the way you want and create your new
documents that you want to be this way from that template.

Change the paragraph styles that you use so that they have no space after,
no space before, and are set to single-space.

Or, when you want to end a line but not a paragraph, press Ctrl-Return which
will insert a line break but not start a new paragarph.
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Charles Kenyon

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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Format the paragraph alignment of the Normal style to Left Aligned.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
Ctrl+Enter is a page break; Shift+Enter is a line break.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Oops. I'm going to have to stop answering these late at night. Thank you for
catching that.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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