title: “How To Double Space In Microsoft Word” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Ricky Klug”

Double Space a Whole Document in Microsoft Word

Here’s how to double space your Microsoft Word document and get some extra space between all those words in Microsoft 2019, 2016, and 2013.

Go to the Design Ribbon. Select Paragraph Spacing. Choose Double.

Double Space a Whole Document in MS Word 2010

For 2010 version of Word, this process differs slightly.

On the Home tab, go to the Styles group and right-click Normal. Then select Modify to open the Formatting window. Select Double Space and click OK.

This process double spaces your entire document. If the double spacing is more white space than you’re looking for, set the spacing at 1.15 or 1.5 lines, or create custom spacing that meets your needs.

Editing the document spacing at this level preserves the text format types throughout the document, which is especially important when working with a large file.

Double Space a Selection in a Word Document

There are two ways to change the spacing for a subset of a document. You can either change the spacing by using the right-click menu or the line spacing option on the Ribbon. See both processes below.

Double Space Via Right-Click Menu

Highlight the text that you want to double space. Right-click, and in the menu that appears, click Paragraph. Under Line Spacing, select Double. Select OK.

Double Space Via the Ribbon

The other way to double space a selection in Word 2013 and later is by using the Home Ribbon. Below are the steps to accomplish this.

Select the text you want double spaced. Under the Home Ribbon, select Line Spacing to reveal available line spacing settings. Select 2. 0 from the spacing options for double spacing.

Double Space a Selection in MS Word 2010

To double space a selection in Microsoft Word 2010, you follow a similar process. See the steps below.

Select the text you want to double space. Go to the Home tab and find the Line and Paragraph Spacing selection within the Paragraph group. Select 2. 0 for double spacing.