How to double space in Microsoft Word 

Whether you’ve been asked to double space a Word document or prefer to read double space documents, this formatting can be applied to an entire Word document or selected sections with just a few clicks. This article is about how to double space in Microsoft Word

How to double space in Microsoft Word 

Double spacing increases the amount of space between lines of text and can be helpful to a teacher or editor in marking the document or adding comments. The two sections of the Word document will be different depending on which version of Word you have.

Here are the steps for newer versions of Word and for Office 2007-2010.

How to double space a complete document in Word and the new Office version

In the open document, click Create.
Select paragraph spacing.

Now select Double.

How to Double Space a Document in Word and New Office Formats

With the document open on the Home tab, highlight the paragraphs you want to duplicate. Click the arrow in the lower right corner of the paragraph box.

From the Line Spacing drop-down list, select Double.

Click OK.

How to add double space in Word and Office 2007-2010

To double the space for the entire document, find the Styles section on the Home tab.

Right-click Normal.

Select Modify

In Formatting, double-click Space.
Now select OK.

How to double space a document in Word and Office 2007-2010

Create the paragraphs you want to double space.
Click the space and paragraph icon on the home tab.

Select 2.0.