How to adjust the spacing between paragraphs in Word 2002 (311876)

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SUMMARY

This step-by-step article explains how to adjust the spacing between paragraphs in a Word 2002 document. You can adjust the spacing that appears before and after paragraphs. Adjusting the spacing between the paragraphs can create a particular look and feel for a document and can improve the readability of the document. In Word, adjusting the spacing between paragraphs produces the typesetting results that you want and provides more control during tasks in which you adjust your document.

Adjust the spacing between paragraphs

To adjust the spacing before or after a paragraph, follow these steps:

Select the paragraph or paragraphs whose spacing you want to adjust.
On the Format menu, click Paragraph to open the Paragraph dialog box.
On the Indents and Spacing tab, do one or both of the following:
- Under Spacing, change the Before box to the spacing that you want before the paragraph.
- Under Spacing, change the After box to the spacing that you want after the paragraph.
Click OK to close the Paragraph dialog box.

REFERENCES

For more information about how to format a paragraph, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type about line or paragraph spacing in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.