#How to choose paragraph spacing in word 2016 how to
Word is free to increase spacing beyond what you specify, but it cannot reduce it. One MS Word format essential is knowing how to change the spading between lines and paragraphs. This setting allows you to specify the minimum line spacing for the paragraph.
If you don't want this to occur, you can use the At Least line spacing setting. The effect of the default setting is that if you end up with a line that has nothing but small type on it, then the spacing for that line will be less than for the other lines in the paragraph. Thus, if the largest font size used on a particular line is 20 pt, then the line spacing for that line will be 24 pt.
Word's definition of "single" means that the spacing is 120% of the largest font size or element on each individual line. This means line spacing will be adjusted, automatically, as a "single" line. Typically, the default spacing type (as specified in the Line Spacing field of the Paragraph formatting dialog box) is Single. There are several methods Word can use for line spacing.