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If you have upgraded to Word 2007 or 2010 from an earlier version, you will no doubt have noticed that the default line spacing has become larger. Today we will figure out how to adjust line spacing in Microsoft Word.
Line spacing in Word 2003
In Word 2003, the default line spacing was set to 1.0, which some users found too dense.
Change line spacing in Word 2007 and 2010
In Word 2007 and 2010, Microsoft changed the default line spacing to 1.15. Now it has become quite satisfactory for many users, as the offers do not try to clump together. But you may want to customize it for yourself.
If you want to change the line spacing for the entire document, then on the tab Home (Home) in the section Styles (Styles) select Change Styles (Change Styles) and then Style Set (Style Set).
You can then hover your mouse over the various style sets and see how it all looks with the live preview. For example, we chose the Word 2003 style.
And here is an example of style Manuscript (Manuscript):
For more information about dynamic preview in Word, as well as how to enable or disable it, read this lesson.
Setting the default style set
You may want to set one of the default style sets for each newly created document. To make the selected style the default style, click Change Styles (Change Styles) and select Set as Default (Set by default).
We set the default style to Word 2003, and now every time you create a new document, the Word 2003 style with line spacing will be applied by default. 1.0.
Change the line spacing of the selected part of the document
If you want to change the line spacing of the selected part of the document, select the text you want to change. Then on the tab Home (Home) in the section Paragraph (Paragraph) press command Line and Paragraph Spacing (Interval between lines and paragraphs).
Next, select the required interval and again, by hovering the mouse over the various interval settings, you can see how it will all look with the help of the dynamic preview.
If you choose Line Spacing Options (Other options for line spacing), then access to even more settings will open. You will also be shown a small preview window so you can get a general idea of what it will look like.
If necessary, you can revert back all the changes made. To do this, click Change Styles > Style Set > Reset Document Quick Styles (Edit Styles > Style Sets > Reset Document Styles).
If you’ve upgraded to Word 2007 or 2010 from earlier versions, you’ll likely want to change the line spacing and set it as the default for all new documents. In addition, in Microsoft Word you can change the line spacing for any selected part of the text.