Double-spacing makes text look neater and easier to read. It's required for a lot of documents (especially assignments) so here's how to turn it on.

You can double space in Word for an entire document or selected paragraphs to increase the amount of space between your lines of text.

Q:I do a lot of writing where I have to double-space the text. To do that, I go into the Format menu in Microsoft Word, choose Paragraph and set the line spacing to double. That's a lot of work ...

Microsoft Word features line spacing of 1.15 lines by default, plus three standard line spacing options. Selecting the right spacing -- such as double-spacing the body text for a standa ...

How to Stretch Text in Microsoft Word 2010. The text stretching abilities of Microsoft Word 2010 can come in handy when you need to fill a space or create special effects in your business documents.

Quick Steps to change MS Word Line spacing Open your document in Microsoft Word. Select the text where you want to modify the line spacing. Go to the ‘Home’ tab on the toolbar at the top of ...

Understanding how text interacts with an inserted object in Word is the key to getting the look you want.

Unfortunately, Microsoft Word cannot automatically add two spaces after a period or adjust typing for spacing you prefer, as in WordPerfect. Still, it can be achieved with a bit of work.