The No Spacing style was added to Word as a basic style, the same as the Normal style in all respects except for line and paragraph spacing, which were left as they had been in the Normal style in earlier versions of Word. Prior to Word 2007, the Normal Style used, by default, the Times New Roman (TNR) font. What is the difference between normal and no spacing in Word? Single-space your documentSelect the top of the document.Go to Design > Paragraph Spacing.Choose No Paragraph Space. Or before you begin typing the document, switch to No Spacing. Highlight the text in the document to modify.
If you would like to remove the extra spacing, you can adjust your single document, or modify the Normal style for all future documents. For more exact spacing, select Line Spacing Options, and make changes under Spacing. Remove double line spacingSelect the paragraph you want to change, or press Ctrl+A to select all text.Go to Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing.Select the line spacing you want. How do I get word to stop double spacing? To single space your document, select No Paragraph Space. How do I change to single spacing in Microsoft Word?Ĭhange the line spacing in an entire documentGo to Design > Paragraph Spacing.Choose an option. To format line spacingSelect the text you want to format.On the Home tab, click the Line and Paragraph Spacing command, then select the desired line spacing.The line spacing will change in the document. How do I change line spacing in Word 2016?
In the Spacing box, click Expanded or Condensed, and then specify how much space you want in the By box. How do I add a space between words in Word 2016?Ĭhange the spacing between charactersSelect the text that you want to change.On the Home tab, click the Font Dialog Box Launcher, and then click the Advanced tab.