You can double space in Word for an entire document or selected paragraphs and increase the amount of space between your lines of text.
To double space in newer versions of Word, click on the Design tab and set your Paragraph Spacing to 2.0.
In older versions of Word, including Word 2007-2010, you will need to go to the Styles section of the Home tab and in the Formatting menu click Double Space.
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Whether you’ve been asked to double space a Word document or prefer to read double space documents, this formatting can be applied to an entire Word document or selected sections with just a few clicks.
Double spacing increases the amount of space between lines of text and can be helpful to a teacher or editor in marking the document or adding comments. Double spacing a Word document will differ depending on which version of Word you have.
Here are the steps for newer versions of Word and for Office 2007-2010.
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