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Lecture 3: How to Fix the Extra Spacing Between Paragraphs in MS Word 2007

To format your assignment properly, and thereby avoid lower grades, you must do the following:

  • Right click anywhere in a blank document. If the words "edit header" appear, try this step again, but click a bit lower down in the document.
  • Choose "Paragraph."
  • Locate "Spacing" and change the "Before" and "After" settings to "0 pt"
  • Change the "Line spacing" to double.
  • Click the "Default" button at the bottom of the splash box.
  • You will be asked if you wish to change the default settings. Click "Yes."
  • Right click a second time in the blank document.
  • Choose "Font."
  • Change the font to Times New Roman, and the size to 12 pt.
  • Click the "Default" button at the bottom of the splash box.
  • You will be asked if you wish to change the default settings. Click "Yes."
  • With these settings you will no longer have formatting problems.