Choose 1.0 to restore the single-spacing to the paragraph.

With the insertion point in the same paragraph, click the down arrow to the right of the Line Spacing button on the formatting toolbar.

Instead of pressing Enter multiple times to increase space between paragraphs, you can set a specific amount of space before or after paragraphs.

Paragraph space is the amount of space above or below a paragraph. Single-spacing is Word’s default setting. For example, some paragraphs may be single spaced and some double-spaced. Line spacing is typically based on the height of the characters, but you can change it to a specific value. Line space is the amount of vertical space between lines of text in a paragraph. Ctrl+L= Left Align Ctrl+R= Right Align Ctrl+E= Center Ctrl+J= Justify. The easiest way to change paragraph alignment is to use the alignment buttons on the Formatting toolbar. The margin is the blank space between the edge of the paper and where the text.

Paragraph alignment determines how the lines in a paragraph appear in relation to the left and right margins. You can copy paragraph formats from paragraph to paragraph and view formats through task panes. All formatting for a paragraph is stored in the paragraph mark and carried to the next paragraph when you press the Enter key. Paragraph formatting is applied to an entire paragraph. You can indent paragraphs, number them, or add borders and shading to them. For example, you can change the alignment of text from left to center or the spacing between lines form single to double. Paragraph formatting lets you control the appearance if individual paragraphs.

You insert a hard return anytime you press the Enter key. A paragraph in Word is any text that ends with a hard return.

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