1. Select Design > Paragraph Spacing.
  2. Hover the cursor over each option to see a preview, and then select the option you want.

Options to change paragraph spacing in Word

For single spacing, select No Paragraph Space.

Change line spacing for part of your document

  1. Select the paragraphs you want to change.
  2. Select Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing, and choose the spacing you want.

Options to change line spacing in Word

 

Change the default line spacing

  1. On the Home tab, select Line and Paragraph Spacing, and then choose Line Spacing Options.

Options to change line spacing in Word

  1. In the Paragraph dialog box under Spacing, choose an option in the Line spacing box.

Line spacing options int he Paragraph dialog box

  1. Adjust the Before and After settings if you want to change spacing between paragraphs.
  2. Click Set as Default.
  3. In the dialog box, choose All documents based on the Normal template, and click OK.