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The Change the Amount of Space Before and After Paragraphs and the Change Line Spacing sections discuss how to change the space between paragraphs and set the line spacing for paragraphs you have selected, respectively. If you want to change the space before, space after, and the line spacing for the entire document, use the

Line spacing sets the amount of space between lines within a paragraph. By default, the spacing for each line is set to accommodate the largest font or graphic on that line. If the lines include smaller fonts, there will appear to be extra space between lines where the smaller fonts are located. You can set

Extra space between paragraphs makes a document easier to read. By default, Word 2007 and above places a bit more space between paragraphs than it does between lines in a paragraph. Many users of earlier versions of Word created space between paragraphs by pressing the Enter key. This method is not as precise as defining

In this lesson, I discuss paragraphs. I will show you how to set the space before and after, and set the line spacing within paragraphs. I will also show you how to create several types of paragraph indents including right-indents, left-indents, and first line indents. In addition, I will discuss several ways to make a

After you have applied text formats, you may decide you want to remove them and leave only plain text. For example, you have bolded some text. Now you want to remove the bolding. You can use the Clear Formatting button or you can hold down the Ctrl key while you press the Spacebar. Remove Text

If after formatting a portion of your document you want to apply the same format to another portion of your document, use Format Painter. Format Painter copies formats and only formats from one part of a document to another part of a document. For example, you have changed the font, the font size, and bolded

Another way to change the font, font size, or font color or to bold, italicize, underline, or highlight characters is to use the Mini toolbar. The Mini toolbar provides a section of the Ribbon with popular commands on it. You can use the Mini toolbar to execute commands quickly. After you select characters, the Mini

When you click the dialog box launcher in the Font group on the Home tab, the Font dialog box opens. You can perform many of the Font options located on the Ribbon by using the Font dialog box. You can change the font, font size, font case, and font color and apply superscript, subscript, strikethrough,

When creating a document, you may want to emphasize particular words or phrases by bolding, underlining, or italicizing. Also, certain grammatical constructs require that you bold, underline, or italicize. For example, you italicize the title of a book. With Word, you can apply any combination of formats to text. For example, you can bold and

Word places text on a baseline. If you want to place text higher than the baseline, use the Superscript button. If you want to place text lower than the baseline, use the Subscript button. If you want to strike through text, use the Strikethrough button. EXAMPLE: Superscript: E=mc2 EXAMPLE: Subscript: H2O EXAMPLE: Strikethrough Strikethrough Superscript