Applies ToWord for Microsoft 365 Word for the web Word 2024 Word 2021 Word 2019 Word 2016
  1. On the Home tab, select Line and Paragraph Spacing, and then choose Line Spacing Options.

    Options to change line spacing in Word
  2. In the Paragraph dialog box under Spacing, choose an option in the Line spacing box.

    Line spacing options int he Paragraph dialog box
  3. Adjust the Before and After settings if you want to change spacing between paragraphs.

  4. Click Set as Default.

  5. In the dialog box, choose All documents based on the Normal template, and click OK.

You can change the line spacing, but the next time you create a new document, Word for the web reverts back to 1.15 line spacing.

See Also

Add and edit text

Create a bulleted or numbered list

Change the line spacing in Word

Apply styles

Apply themes

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