Paragraph Formatting
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Paragraph Formatting
Double Spacing | Alignment | Styles
The paragraph option in the format menu may be the most important feature of Word. It allows you to choose your text alignment, indents and line spacing.
Double Spacing a Document
Select Area to be double-spaced.
Remember you can select the entire document by pressing Ctrl+A
Go to Format Menu and select Paragraph
In the Line Spacing Area select double or type in the number
Click OK
Paragraph Alignment
Select Area to be aligned.
Remember you can select the entire document by pressing Ctrl+A
Go to Format Menu and select Paragraph
In the Alignment area click on the down arrow to access the drop down menu.
Select Left, Right, Center or Justified. Click OK
Click on the buttons in toolbar
Use the following shortcut keys to apply paragraph-formatting styles.
To Press
Keyboard Shortcuts for Formatting Paragraphs
Create single-spaced lines
CTRL+1
Create double-spaced lines
CTRL+2
Create one-and-a-half-spaced lines
CTRL+5
Add one line of space preceding text
CTRL+0