how to double space on word

To double space in Microsoft Word, you have several straightforward options depending on whether you want to double space the entire document or just part of it:

Double space the whole document

1. Open your Word document.
2. Go to the Design tab on the ribbon.
3. Click on Paragraph Spacing (located near Colors and Fonts).
4. Choose Double from the dropdown menu to apply double spacing (2.0) to the entire document

Double space only part of the document

1. Select the paragraphs or text you want to double space.
2. Go to the Home tab.
3. Click on the Line and Paragraph Spacing button (it looks like lines with up/down arrows).
4. Select 2.0 to apply double spacing to the selected text only

Alternative method using Paragraph settings

1. Highlight the text you want to double space (or press Ctrl+A to select all).
2. Right-click on the highlighted text and choose Paragraph.
3. In the Paragraph dialog box, under the Indents and Spacing tab, find Line spacing.
4. Select Double from the dropdown menu.
5. Make sure spacing before and after paragraphs is set to 0 for consistent double spacing.
6. Click OK to apply

Keyboard shortcut

• Select the text you want to double space.
• Press Ctrl + 2 (Cmd + 2 on Mac) to quickly set double spacing

These methods work in most modern versions of Microsoft Word, including Word 2016 and later