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CE Word 365 Lesson 2

Changing Line Spacing

Line spacing is the white space between lines of text. The default line spacing in
Word is 1.08 spacing. This gives each line the height of single spacing with a little
extra space at the top and bottom. This line spacing is a good choice to use for the
body of a document. Other commonly used spacing options include single spacing,
double spacing, and 1.5 spacing.
To change line spacing:
1. Select the text you want to change.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the Line Spacing button.
3. Select the number of the spacing you want.

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tips & tricks

To change the line and paragraph spacing for the entire document, you can
select an option from the Paragraph Spacing gallery in the Document
Formatting group on the Design tab.

tell me more
In Word 2007, Microsoft changed the default line spacing from single space to
1.15 lines. This option is still available from the Line Spacing menu. However, in
Word 2013, the default was changed to 1.08 lines. The new default line spacing
is designed to help with readability of online documents on a number of
devices, including traditional desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smart
phones.

another method
To apply single spacing, you can also press Ctrl + 1 on the keyboard.
To apply double spacing, you can also press Ctrl + 2 on the keyboard.

let me try Live!

If you do not have the data file from the previous skill open, open the student data
file
wd2-14-SpaNewsletter and try this skill on your own:
1. Select the bulleted list on the second page of the newsletter. Select starting
from Doggie and Me Massage and ending at (ages 21 and up only).
2. Change the line spacing to be 1.5 spacing.
3. If you will be moving on to the next skill in this chapter, leave the document
open to continue working. If not, save the file as directed by your instructor and
close it.

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