
On the Home tab and click the line spacing button again. From the menu that opens, select the 2.0 option to get double line spacing for that paragraph. On the Home tab, go to the Paragraph set of tools click the button with lines and arrows pointing up and down next to it. Open Word, and select a paragraph you want to double line spacing for. If you need to create lots of documents along specific formatting rules, you can change the default line spacing on Word. Line spacing can be set on a per-paragraph, and per-document basis. Here’s how you can set it for a paragraph, a single document, and as the default for all documents created in Microsoft Word. Academic work usually requires double line spacing. The default line spacing makes a document easy to read however, if you have to submit your document somewhere that specifies formatting standards, you might need to change line spacing. If you increase the font size, the space between the lines will likewise increase. the smaller the size of the font, the less space there will be between lines even if the line spacing is set to 1. The default line spacing is a certain percentage of the font size. The 1 seems to be a very vague measure since it isn’t accompanied by any units. Note: You can also change other settings affecting page layout (including paper orientation and line numbering) in the same dialog box.Line spacing in Microsoft Word is set to 1. The first tab should be Margins, make your changes to the margins here, and then click Default. To change Word's default page margins, select File > Page Setup.Word will ask you if you want these changes to apply to all new documents using the "Normal template" (normal.dot). Select a new font and size in the Font dialog box, and then click Default.Open a new document and select Format > Font.Note:You can also change other settings affecting page layout (including paper orientation and line numbering) in the same dialog box. This warning will look exactly like the one shown above. Click Yes when Word asks you to confirm the changes.Make your changes to the margins here, and then click Default. To change Word's default page margins, click the Page Setup Dialog Box launcher as shown in the screenshot below.The change will apply to Word's Normal/default style and to all styles based on Normal. Click Yes to make the changes permanent.Open a new document, click on the Home tab, click on the Font Dialog Box Launcher (as shown in the screenshot below) and select the Font tab.Click Yes to apply the new margins to all new documents.


#CHANGE DEFAULT PARAGRAPH SPACING IN WORD UPDATE#

For more advanced settings, such as character spacing, select Advanced and follow the same procedure to Set As Default.Confirm the changes for all documents of this type by selecting All documents based on the Normal template and then selecting Yes.Modify the font settings as desired, then select Set As Default as shown below.Select the expand icon underneath Home > Font as shown below.In most cases, this will be Blank document. Open a new document of the template you would like to update the default settings for.
#CHANGE DEFAULT PARAGRAPH SPACING IN WORD HOW TO#
This document details how to change the default font, font size, and page margins in Word.
