Paragraph Formatting

Paragraph Formatting

Double Spacing | Alignment | Styles

The paragraph option in the format menu may be the most important feature of Word. It allows you to choose your text alignment, indents and line spacing.

Double Spacing a Document

1. Select Area to be double-spaced.

2. Remember you can select the entire document by pressing Ctrl+A

3. Go to Format Menu and select Paragraph

4. In the Line Spacing Area select double or type in the number

5. Click OK

Paragraph Alignment

1. Select Area to be aligned.

2. Remember you can select the entire document by pressing Ctrl+A

3. Go to Format Menu and select Paragraph

4. In the Alignment area click on the down arrow to access the drop down menu.

5. Select Left, Right, Center or Justified. Click OK

or

Click on the buttons in toolbar

Use the following shortcut keys to apply paragraph-formatting styles.

To Press

Keyboard Shortcuts for Formatting Paragraphs

Create single-spaced lines CTRL+1

Create double-spaced lines CTRL+2

Create one-and-a-half-spaced lines CTRL+5

Add one line of space preceding text CTRL+0