How to Adjust the Space between Words in Microsoft Word

Learn how to increase or decrease the space between words in Microsoft Word without altering the letter spacing.

This tutorial features Word for Microsoft 365. These steps also apply to Word 2021, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013.

🍎 Are you on a Mac? Please watch "How to Adjust the Space between Words in Word for Mac"

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:19 How to Adjust the Space between Words
3:52 Conclusion

📝 Companion Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
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How to Adjust the Space between Words in Microsoft Word

💻 Related Resources
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How to Adjust Letter Spacing in Microsoft Word (PC & Mac)

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[Notlyllith]

I've been looking at so many articles and videos on how to adjust the space between words. This video not only worked but was super easy to follow. Thanks Erin :)

[nilanwettasinghe]

wow.. Ms.Wirght, thank you very much for your video. The way you explained the WORD SPACING really clear and very simple. Your video helped me a lot to make my word documents more attractive. Please Continue your good work. Wish you good luck. Thanks again.

[fiord.santana]

That did not address the question: space between words NOT the size of the words

[Captaint]

Would love a video on how to fix spacing when font is the same as rest of page and isn't the issue. Do you have any videos on how to directly fix spacing instead of fixing font?

[youssefabdul-rady]

You're the best! I've been struggling with word spacing for God knows how long, thank you so so much!

[bigd]

Needed a mintue and a half to get my issue resolved...thanks for the video!

[troll-sdyp]

finally a customize thanks for this i struggling for 1 week just to find it out!

[annamaevizmanos]

Thank you so much for this vlog you save me <3 <3 sending love from Philippines

[temesegenabuhay]

wow great Tutorial thank you very much

[EmmanuelSAICUFNATIONAL]

thank you very much indeed it was very useful

[DellSelf]

This is a gamechanger for me. Thank you!

[waffiqaziz]

Thank you, this is very helpful. I don't want to change my whole word page because there is one header which is two lines, just reduce it and it becomes one line again >.<

[lialia]

it also works for word 2010, Thank you

[soniakanamugira]

Thanks for helping. This is so amazing

[alexnoussi]

Erin, I'll like you to cover up "how to find specific special character and write equations"

[sparkyair]

When I copy text from software, for example-"16 Come" the space between the 16 and come is always this way on all paragraphs in this software and when transformed to Word I always have to right click to highlight and as it suggests it would be better for one space between words and I agree but always have to manually do this to hundreds of text when I copy and paste these paragraphs. It pastes as the default of Time New Roman at 12 pt, which is good but the start of the paragraph is always like this when pasted here. I have watched this tutorial with no effect on this doc, but the tutorial is great, don't get me wrong, just not affecting this one, what can I do??? This is a major problem for me.

[sgui]

hi erin,
i accidentally removed the space from a word and time
like so
sentence6:05:04

would like to see
sentence 6:05:04


is there a wildcard i can use to include the space back?

[b.k.gikonyo]

I would like to insert a pdf in ms word without changing the format (numbering, footnotes, etc.) of the document. Is it possible?

[saii]

Unfortunately this doesn't seem to work on other languages like Arabic.

[vineshreemoodley]

Just to clarify, these steps change the spacing between words without changing the font size?