Which of the following line spacing options enables you to set a line spacing option?

Q: What line spacing option enables you to set a line spacing option that is not a whole number?

You can also click Custom Paragraph Spacing to set an exact amount of spacing between paragraphs.

Learning Objectives

Change line spacing of text.

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Learning Objectives
Line Spacing
Practice Question
Paragraph Dialog Box: Line Spacing
Paragraph Spacing
Paragraph Dialog Box: Paragraph Spacing
Practice Question
Check Your Understanding
Licenses and Attributions
What line spacing option enables you to set a line spacing option that is not a whole number?
Which line spacing command sets the spacing?
What are the line spacing options in Word?
Which of these options in the line spacing menu can be used to ensure that lines are spaced?

Line Spacing

Line spacing is the distance between lines of text. Loose line spacing can make text much more readable, while tight line spacing can fit more text in a space.

To change the line spacing, select the lines you want to change. Then go to the Home tab and find the line spacing button in the Paragraph section. The line spacing button triggers a dropdown menu from which you can select a line spacing.

The numbers in the line spacing dropdown menu reflect how much the line spacing will increase relative to the size of the line. For example, a line spacing of 1 means the line spacing will be as large as one line, a line spacing of 2 means the line spacing will be the size of two lines, and so on.

1.0 spacing

2.0 line spacing

3.0 line spacing

Practice Question

Paragraph Dialog Box: Line Spacing

Open the paragraph dialog box by clicking the small arrow icon in the bottom-right corner of the Paragraph group.

You can use the Line spacing dropdown menu to choose Single, 1.5, or Double line spacing. The At least option lets you set a minimum point value for the spacing, and Exactly lets you set an exact point value. Finally, the Multiple option lets you set a line spacing greater than Double (for example, 3 for triple spacing).

Paragraph Spacing

You may have noticed that by default, Word adds a space between each paragraph. You can change the size of that space or eliminate it completely by changing the paragraph spacing. There is an option to Add Space Before Paragraph or Remove Space After Paragraph in the line spacing menu.

For more control over the paragraph spacing, go to the paragraph dialog box.

Paragraph Dialog Box: Paragraph Spacing

Open the paragraph dialog box by clicking the small arrow icon in the bottom-right corner of the Paragraph group.

The Spacing section controls how much space comes before and after a paragraph. Here, you can increase or decrease the amount of points that come before and after the paragraph you have selected.

Practice Question

Check Your Understanding

Answer the question(s) below to see how well you understand the topics covered in the previous section. This short quiz does not count toward your grade in the class, and you can retake it an unlimited number of times.

Use this quiz to check your understanding and decide whether to (1) study the previous section further or (2) move on to the next section.

Licenses and Attributions

What line spacing option enables you to set a line spacing option that is not a whole number?

You can also click "Custom Paragraph Spacing" to set an exact amount of spacing between paragraphs.

Which line spacing command sets the spacing?

To format line spacing: Select 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.

What are the line spacing options in Word?

In the Paragraph dialog box, select one of the options from the dropdown menu under “Line spacing.” You can select single-, 1.5-, or double-spacing, or you can select “Multiple” and set your own custom line spacing. To apply your selected line spacing, select “OK.”