In Microsoft Word, how do I change the amount of line space between paragraphs?

To adjust the spacing between paragraphs in Microsoft Word:

Word 2007

1. Select the text in the document for which you want to change the line spacing.
   
   
2. Select the Page Layout tab.
   
   
3. From the Paragraph gallery, you can set the "Before" and "After" spacing.

   Note: In Word 2007, the "After" spacing is set to 10 pt by default. To make the spacing similar to previous versions of Word, set both the "Before" and "After" spacing to 0 pt .

Other versions of Word

1. Select the text in the document for which you want to change the line spacing.
   
   
2. From the Format menu, select Paragraph... . The Paragraph dialog box opens.
   
   
3. Select the Indents and Spacing tab. The "Before:" and "After:" boxes indicate how much line space to put before and after a paragraph, respectively. To keep Word from putting any line spaces between paragraphs, set the spacing to: 0 pt

   To add more line space between the paragraphs, adjust the "Before" and/or "After" values upward.

4. Click OK to apply the formatting changes.

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