Computer question; Microsoft Word; double-spacing???
Eutrusca
16-05-2005, 02:19
I've searched and searched for a way to set up a document in Microsoft Word so that the lines in the document are double-spaced, but can't for the life of me find it! :mad:
Anyone know how I can do this, please?
Iztatepopotla
16-05-2005, 02:22
I've searched and searched for a way to set up a document in Microsoft Word so that the lines in the document are double-spaced, but can't for the life of me find it! :mad:
Anyone know how I can do this, please?
What happens when you go to Format/Paragraph in the menu?
Eutrusca
16-05-2005, 02:26
What happens when you go to Format/Paragraph in the menu?
I've been there, but didn't see a way to double-space. :(
Phylum Chordata
16-05-2005, 02:29
Yes, go to Format, click Paragraph, then you be able to change line spacing (I think). It's possible that the menu bar is hiding options you don't use, so you may have to click on the little chevrons at the bottom of the menu after you click format to make all the options appear.
But I'm not the best person to get advice from. Many an hour I've spent wrestlin' with the beast that be Microsoft Word!
Eutrusca
16-05-2005, 02:29
Ah HA! Found it! :D
Thank you! :)
in Office XP its in Format > Paragraph
then on the "Indents and Spacing" tab its got "Spacing" at the bottom and you can set it there
Phylum Chordata
16-05-2005, 02:30
Glad to help.
Club House
16-05-2005, 02:32
......this is a sad day for the human race.
Tuesday Heights
16-05-2005, 02:58
You would think it would be easier to find considering most people use double-spacing or are required to for work/school.
The Cat-Tribe
16-05-2005, 04:10
You'd think they would put one or more buttons for line spacing in the standard format toolbar.
Oh, wait. They did. :D
Anarchic Conceptions
16-05-2005, 11:46
Pressing [ctrl] + [2] will also double space your document.
Pure Metal
16-05-2005, 12:18
if you customise the toolbars you can get a line spacing button which allows you to choose from 1, 1.5, 2, and others. its useful as hell
Also, the Formatting Palette contains a double-spacing option.
~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe
Underemployed Pirates
16-05-2005, 15:00
Write in WordPerfect, then convert to Word.
Most folks in my area of work use WordPerfect, although some are going over to the Evil Empire. I get so frustrated trying to do something in Word that is so easy for me in WordPerfect, and the Word help section for WordPerfect users is worthless.
Demented Hamsters
16-05-2005, 15:04
If you want problems with Word, try using the Chinese version. If I have to make any changes to the format, it's all from memory (a very unreliable source) which menu to access and buttons to click. Invariably it ends up with a lot of trial and error (and Ctrl + Z).
It's such a pain in the butt.