How To Double Space In Word On Mac

Select the text that you want to change.
How to double space in word on mac. Under formatting click the double space button and then click ok. Then select the home tab in the toolbar at the top of the screen. Your options here include 1 0 1 15 1 5 2 0 2 5 and 3 0. Choose the number of line spaces you want or select line spacing options and then select the options you want under spacing.
The distance between ascenders parts of letters that extend to the top of the line and descenders parts of letters that extend below the line stays the same. Select all the text you wish to change the spacing of. This will give you double spacing. Formatting for the entire document changes to double spacing.
Now when you view your document the text should be double spaced. Press ctrl 1 pc or command 1 mac. On the home tab in the styles group right click normal and then click modify. Selecting a value here will change your line spacing and apply it to the selected text.
Press ctrl 5 pc or command 5 mac. Double space the selected text. Select a line spacing value. Press ctrl 2 pc or command 2 mac.
This will give you 1 5 line spacing. Pull down the apple menu and go to system preferences go to the keyboard preference panel and choose the keyboard tab locate the key repeat slider setting and adjust it to the off position exit out of system preferences. To change the spacing before or after each of the paragraphs in the text you selected click the arrow next to before or after and enter the amount of space that you want. Click the disclosure triangle next to spacing to open it click the pop up menu below spacing then choose an option.
Learn the keyboard shortcuts. Select 2 0 from the popup menu. Then click on the line spacing button in the paragraph group.