How to Adjust Paragraph Spacing in Microsoft Word

Learn how to adjust paragraph spacing in Microsoft Word including the spacing before and after individual paragraphs and the entire document.

These steps apply to Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2021, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:09 How to Adjust the Space Before and After Individual Paragraphs
03:00 How to Adjust the Space Before and After all Paragraphs
03:56 What about the Built-In Paragraph Spacing Options?

📝 Companion Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
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How to Adjust Paragraph Spacing in Microsoft Word

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[patriciadanna]

Thanks. A clear and precise presentation that I as someone not very technical can understand. Much appreciated.

[CharlesWhite-vcsv]

I am impressed. An excellent tutorial. Your speaking speed is just right and highlighting the actions to be taken is perfect. Many other tutorials ignore these basic facts; speak too fast and the mouse is moved so quickly that one has to replay the video umpteen times to try and understand the presentation. I understood this presentation very quickly - thank you.

[rodels.]

so complicated. i wish there was a simpler explanation

[artok]

When should I choose to add some space before a paragraph? Could you, please, give an example of its necessity?

[elisabettamorkozzo]

Hi, thanks for your videos.
So for what I've learned: I NEVER have to hit the key space more than one time between words and in ANY another circumstance. But instead ONLY use the paragraph indentation to move horizontally and for the vertical spaces ONLY use the “above paragraph spacing” or the “below paragraph spacing” and NEVER the return, return, return, return...? ok? Thanks…

[Intercoaster]

In Word 2021, I've found that there's no way you can squeeze down the space between paragraphs below the default setting.

[rentedthriftedreal]

Is there a way to keep text on an entire page -- right now if there's a new paragraph that's 4 lines and only enough space at the bottom of a page for 2 lines, it moves the whole paragraph to the next page. I want the first 2 sentences on the bottom of the page, then the next 2 sentences on the next page.