Double Space

To double space a specific area of text highlight the text click the line and paragraph spacing button on the home tab 4 horizontal lines with two blue arrows then select 2 0.

Double space. Double space may refer to any of the following. On the home tab in the styles group right click normal and then click modify. By default most programs have single spacing enabled which is a slight space between each line of text similar to how this paragraph looks.

It s at the top of word 1 x research sourcestep 2 click paragraph spacing. This will set your entire document in a double space. When a paper is single spaced there is very little white space between the typed lines which means there is no room for marks or comments.

Once a menu pops up click on modify. Step 1 open up the document you are working on. The entire document is now double spaced.

This is precisely why teachers ask you to double space. Double spacing refers to the amount of space that shows between the individual lines of your paper. As technology evolved the use of a double space to create the appearance of more even typeface declined and many media outlets stopped using it altogether.

Look for the formatting prompt and click the double space button. To double space the whole document go to design paragraph spacing and choose double. To double space only part of the document select the paragraphs you want to change go to home line and paragraph spacing and choose 2 0.

On the home tab right click on normal. In text formatting a double space means sentences contain a full blank line the equivalent of the full height of a line of text between the rows of words. Use the keyboard shortcuts ctrl 1 to single space ctrl 2 to double space or ctrl 5 to set the spacing to 1 5 line spacing on any line paragraph or all highlighted text.