The default spacing in Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 is set to120 percent of the default font size. However, you can configure Word for Mac to set single spacing as the default for text in the current ...

Phil Frye wrote, “I somehow changed the spacing between lines in Microsoft Word. Instead of single-spacing there is now double-spacing and it won’t allow me to move the cursor up to the empty line.” ...

In Microsoft Word 2007 and 2010, sometimes there are spaces in between lines and paragraphs and sometimes there aren't. This formatting was designed to produce documents that are easy to read. But ...

Karen Binns asked how to change Microsoft Word’s default font to something other than “12 pt. Times New Roman.” In Word 2007-2010 click on the tiny down-arrow at the far right of the “Font” tab (under ...

My firm’s policy is to justify the text of all reports. Although the pages do look a lot neater with the type lined up on the right and left, some lines look too spaced out and others sometimes appear ...

You wouldn’t believe how often I get the same few questions about Microsoft Word. Perhaps the most common: “How do I change the line spacing?” I can understand the confusion. In Word 2003 and earlier, ...

Ah, the double space, the classic savior of lazy essay writers. For those born after the '90s, you may not believe this, but there was a time when double-spacing school papers wasn't the norm.

This article first appeared July 18th, 2012. Did you know you can set your customised paragraph spacing in Word? It can save you a heap of time if you ever need it. To set it, head up to the ...

I love it when I find a keyboard shortcut that eliminates menu choices. Office is full of them and I’m still discovering them. Just the other day I discovered a couple that have been available for ...

I've been sent a Word document which I need to edit but it looks bloody weird with humungous character spacing. The document originates from Japan which I suspect might have something to do with it.