To double-space a specific area of text, highlight the text, click the Line and Paragraph Spacing button on the Home tab (4 horizontal lines with two blue arrows), then select 2. 0.
If you don’t see the line spacing button, it is most likely missing because the window isn’t large enough. You can access it by clicking the arrow button next to the word Paragraph. This will open the Paragraph menu. In the Paragraph menu, you can adjust the line spacing using the Line Spacing dropdown menu from the Spacing section.
Before will add space before the paragraph begins. After will add spacing every time you press Enter to start a new paragraph.
”Exactly” will allow you to set an exact spacing between lines, measured in points. There are 72 points to an inch. ”Multiple” will allow you to set larger spacing, such as triple spacing.
You can change the spacing of the entire document by selecting all of the text and then adjusting the spacing settings. To quickly select all of the text Press Ctrl+A (PC) or ⌘ Command+A (Mac). This will not affect headers, footers, or text boxes. You will need to select these sections individually to change the spacing in them.
Select all the text you wish to change the spacing of. Press Ctrl+2 (PC) or ⌘ Command+2 (Mac). This will give you double spacing. Press Ctrl+5 (PC) or ⌘ Command+5 (Mac). This will give you 1. 5-line spacing. Press Ctrl+1 (PC) or ⌘ Command+1 (Mac). This will give you single spacing.
