Change the default line spacing in Word

re: Change the default line spacing in Word

mikedave — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:16:17 GMT

Microsoft continues its endless, idiotic march to irrelevancy. Every 2 years, they come out with a "new" version of office that juggles all the buttons, makes it a pain for users to use and this is their idea of "progress"??

I think Microsoft deserves to be put out of business and good riddance. This is the last straw on the camel's back. I'm off to google docs.

Enjoy your "new and improved" interfaces.

re: Change the default line spacing in Word

竹鸢 — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:42:34 GMT

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re: Change the default line spacing in Word

bobru502 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:52:09 GMT

Why does the line spacing not match-up with the grid lines. If you add a line/shape/object it is always slightly off from the text. The snap to feature is off but it does not move where I need it. Nevertheless the text does not snap to the grid lines. Each time you start a new line of text it is uneven with the previous line. The line spacing inbetween is never even.

re: Change the default line spacing in Word

Leslie Cole — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:33:08 GMT

Hi Dawna, Thank you for your question. Can you tell me where you are seeing auto in the paragraph dialog box?

Thanks for more information.

Leslie

re: Change the default line spacing in Word

Dawna — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:04:38 GMT

All I want is to be able to tell what the line spacing is when the paragraph formatting dialog box says "auto." (Why the heck can't it say both "auto" AND the value?) I don't want to change anything-- I work on others' computers a lot. Am I going to have to go into style sets just to find this one simple datum?

re: Change the default line spacing in Word

Leslie Cole — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:25:50 GMT

Hi DJF,

I think the solution you might be looking for is a drop cap. You can find the instructions for creating one right here:

office.microsoft.com/.../create-a-large-dropped-initial-capital-letter-HP010016522.aspx

Let me know if this is what you're looking for, and thank you for coming to The Office Blog.

Best,

Leslie

re: Change the default line spacing in Word

DJF — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:47:19 GMT

Here's a line-spacing question. I have a document written in Garamond 12-point. I want the first letter of the document to be 24-point. However, when I make that change, the space between the first and second lines automatically increases. How do I keep the normal 12-point line spacing while still having that first letter be 24-point? Thanks for your help!

re: You asked about line spacing

johnrico — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:32:38 GMT

(1) Open a new blank document

(2) click the paragraph launcher (to open the paragraph dialog box)

(3) set the line spacing to single (and the paragraph spacing to 0); and

(4) click "Set as Default".

BTW, I really like Word, but it comes with the absolute worst default settings of any program I have ever used.

re: You asked about line spacing

Leslie Cole — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:36:25 GMT

This is a very cool tip! Thank you.

Leslie

re: You asked about line spacing

ron007 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:41:07 GMT

I like the other way of getting back to 2003 styles and settings. Close Word, delete/rename NORMAL.DOTM, copy in a 2003 NORMAL.DOT, restart Word. Word picks up settings from the old NORMAL.DOT when regenerating the new NORMAL.DOTM for you.