Format paragraphs
Change paragraph spacing and alignment
Change paragraph alignment
- On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
- Select the paragraph you want to change.
- At the top, choose an alignment option.
Change line & paragraph spacing
- On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
- Select the lines you want to change.
- Click Format Line & paragraph spacing.
- Select a line spacing option:
- To change your paragraph spacing, click Single, 1.15, 1.5, or Double.
- To change your spacing between paragraphs, click Remove space before paragraph or Add space after paragraph.
- To enter a custom size, click Custom spacing. Then, enter the size of the spacing you want before and after a paragraph and click Apply.
- To keep paragraph headings and text on the same page, click Keep with next.
- To keep all lines of text in the same paragraph on the same page, click Keep lines together.
- To prevent single lines at the beginning or end of paragraphs, click Prevent single lines.
Change paragraph borders or color
- On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
- Select the paragraph you want to change.
- Click Format Borders lines.
- In the window that opens, change how you want your paragraph to look.
- To remove paragraph borders or color, click Reset.
- When you are done, click Apply.
Format font
Change text case
- On your computer, open a document in Google docs.
- Select the text you want to change.
- Click Text Color .
- Select the color you want.
Choose a default font
- On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
- Highlight the text you want.
- At the top, select the font you want.
- Click Format Paragraph styles Normal text Update 'Normal text' to match.
- With the text still highlighted, click Format Paragraph styles Options Save as my default styles.
After you choose a font, your new documents will use this font unless you change it again.
Add fonts to your font list
In some languages, you can add new fonts to your font list.
- On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
- At the top, click the font name to open the font list.
- At the bottom of the list, click More fonts.
- Browse or search for new fonts.
- Click a font to add it to your "My fonts" list.
- To sort your fonts or change how they appear in your list, use the "Show" and "Sort" arrows.
- Click Ok.
Change the font color
- On your computer, open a document in Google docs.
- Select the text you want to change.
- Click Text Color .
- Select the color you want.
Change the background or highlight color
- On your computer, open a document in Google docs.
- Select the text you want to change.
- Click Highlight Color .
- Select the color you want.
Bold, italicize, or strikethrough text
- On your computer, open a document in Google docs.
- Select the text you want to change.
- Format the text.
- To bold: Click Bold .
- To italicize: Click Italic .
- To strikethrough: Click Format Text Strikethrough.