Paragraph spacing and line spacing

The space either before or after a paragraph is called paragraph space. The space between adjacent lines is called line space. These spaces can easily be adjusted while operating computer.

Steps for paragraph spacing:

• Place the insertion point in a paragraph.
• Select Paragraph from Format menu. The Paragraph dialog box will appear.
• Click the Indents and Spacing tab in the Paragraph dialog box.
• To specify the spacing before the selected paragraphs, type a number in the before box.
• To specify spacing after the selected paragraphs, type a number in the after box.
• Click OK button to apply the settings.
• You can specify the space in inches, points and centimeters.
• The preview section of dialog box shows the effect of your selected spacing between the paragraphs.
  

Shortcut keys to adjust the line space:

• Ctrl + 1 to set single line spacing.
• Ctrl + 2 to set double line spacing.
• Ctrl + 5 to set 1.5 line spacing.