Select Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style when you want to exclude some paragraphs, such as paragraphs in a bulleted list, from the spacing set by Before and After. For example, setting line spacing to 1.15 will increase the space by 15 percent, and setting line spacing to 3 increases the space by 300 percent (triple spacing). Select Multiple > At to set line spacing as a multiple expressed in numbers greater than 1. For example, if the text is in 10-point font, you can specify 12 points as the line spacing. Select Exactly > At to set fixed line spacing, expressed in points. Select At least > At to set the minimum amount of spacing needed to fit the largest font or graphic on the line. Select 1.5 lines to space text one-and-one-half times that of single spacing. When you select Automatically adjust right indent when document grid is defined, the right indent is automatically adjusted for the paragraph when a document grid is defined.Īdjusts the amount of space before a paragraph.Īdjusts the amount of space after a paragraph. Select Hanging to create a hanging indent, and then specify the size of the indent in By. Select First line to indent the first line of a paragraph, and then specify the size of the indent in By. Moves in the right side of the paragraph by the amount you choose. Moves in the left side of the paragraph by the amount you choose. Select the level at which the paragraph appears in Outline view. Select Justified to align text both left and right, adding space between words ( + J). Select Right to align text to the right with a ragged left edge ( + R). Select Centered to center text with a ragged left and right edge ( + E). Select Left to align text to the left with a ragged right edge (or use the keyboard shortcut, + L). At the bottom of the dialog box, the Pre"view box shows you how the options look before you apply them. The Paragraph dialog box options are described in the following section.Ĭhoose from these options in the Paragraph dialog box.
On the Indents and Spacing tab, select the options you want, and click OK. On the Home tab, click Line and Paragraph Spacing, and then click Line Spacing Options at the bottom of the menu.