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Vertical spacing

The spacing between lines and (if required) additional spacing both before and after paragraphs, structures and parts of structures can be set using the Spacing command in the Format menu.

Structures

When a structure is selected the spacing commands are applied to that structure. For example if Chapter is selected the Spacing command will be applied to that chapter.

  1. Select the Chapter, Section, Heading, List, Table, Table row, Figure, Picture or Paragraph you want to change.

or

Structure bodies

When a structure body is selected the spacing commands are applied to the paragraphs within that structure body. For example if Chapter body is selected the Spacing command will be applied to each paragraph in that chapter.

  1. Select the Chapter body, Section body, List body or Table body you want to change.
  2. Click on the Spacing button or choose Spacing from the Format menu. The following dialogue box will appear:

Double line spacing a document

  1. Click Menu on the Selection indicator and choose Document .
  2. Click on the Spacing button to open the Spacing dialogue.
  3. Click the Custom icon.
  4. Edit the value in the Line height writable icon to twice its value.
  5. Click OK.

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