You can double space in Word for an entire document or selected paragraphs to increase the amount of space between your lines of text.

You can also set the spacing between paragraphs in a single document or in the template. By default, Word 2011 inserts 1 1/2 spaces between paragraphs.

Double-spacing makes text look neater and easier to read. It's required for a lot of documents (especially assignments) so here's how to turn it on.

Select the "Paragraph" group on Word's Home tab to open your paragraph settings. Choose the "Indents and Spacing" tab, then select the drop-down box below the Line Spacing header to reduce your ...

Now your current and all future Word documents will have the line and paragraph spacing of the earlier Word versions, including requiring two “ENTERs” to put a blank line between paragraphs.

As for paragraph spacing, historically, word processors were programmed to require pressing ENTER twice in order to put a blank line between paragraphs.

Microsoft Word defaults to a spacing of 1.08 lines, which is slightly larger than single-spaced. Within paragraphs, a space-and-a-half is best for line spacing, according to UX standards.

If you need to remove extra white double-spaces between words or paragraphs in Word, then follow the steps laid down in this post.