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Line spacing
When you select a particular font size, Word automatically uses an appropriate
line spacing to make sure that there will always be a gap between successive
lines of text. You might sometimes wish to override these settings, e.g. in a
paragraph with different sizes of text.
To set line spacing:
• Select the command on the Paragraph menu and enter a point size. Set
the spacing to At least to ensure that lines of text never overlap, but will
move further apart to accommodate any larger text appearing on the same
line, or Exactly to ensure that lines of text are always the same distance
apart, even if larger text appears on the same line.
To insert extra blank space between paragraphs:
• Enter point sizes for the Space above and Space below.
Note! The other lines in this paragraph affect where page breaks occur when
the file is printed. See “How the Page Looks” later.
Paragraph borders
You can draw a border around a paragraph. You can also change the
background colour of a paragraph.
To draw a border:
• Select the paragraph(s) then tap and select from the range of
options. Or, use the command on the Paragraph menu to apply the
borders and set the style and colour for each side of the border (i.e. Left,
Right, Top or Bottom) and how far you want the border to be from the text.
You can also set a background colour.
• Remember to set different background and text colours, otherwise the text
will be invisible.
A style is a collection of formatting options which can be applied to a whole
paragraph using a single command or keypress.
Word has four built-in styles; Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2 and Heading 3.
To apply a built-in style:
• Select the paragraph(s), then tap on the Top toolbar and
select the style you want, e.g. Heading 1. You can also select Style gallery
on the Paragraph menu.
Note! The text on this button changes to display the style of the current
paragraph.
Defining styles
In addition to the built-in styles, you can create your own - either from scratch
or by modifying an existing one. Styles are saved with the file, so each Word
file can have different style settings.
1. Select Style gallery on the Paragraph menu and select New to create
USING STYLES
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