PowerPoint 2007

Line spacing

In addition to indentation, you can control line spacing. Line spacing is the spacing between sentences and paragraphs in a text box. You can modify line spacing to fit more text onto a slide or to add spacing to specific lines to draw attention to a part of the slide.

To change line spacing using default options:

• Select the lines you want to modify.
• Select the Home tab.
• Click the Line Spacing command in the Paragraph group. A menu will appear. The menu option with a check mark indicates the line spacing for selected lines.

• Select an option from the menu to change the line spacing of the selected lines.

To enter specific line spacing measurements:

• Select the lines you want to modify.
• Select the Home tab.
• Click the Line Spacing command in the Paragraph group. A menu will appear.
• Select Line Spacing Options. The Paragraph dialog box will appear.

• Locate the Spacing section. Use the Line Spacing drop-down menu to:
• Select one of the default measurements such as 1, 1.5, and 2.

• Select Multiple. Enter a number greater than or equal to 3.

• Select Exactly. Enter spacing points in the appropriate field. This is especially useful if you format lines with spacing less than single space.

• Click OK.

To change the line spacing before or after a line:

• Place the cursor where you want to modify the spacing. In this example, we will increase the spacing after the word Mail.

• Select the Home tab.
• Click the Line Spacing command in the Paragraph group. A menu will appear.
• Select Line Spacing Options. The Paragraph dialog box will appear.
• Locate the Spacing section.
• Use the arrows in the Before and After fields to increase or decrease the spacing.
• The Before option changes the line spacing in the area above the selected text or paragraph.
• The After option changes the line spacing in the area below the selected text or paragraph.

• Click OK. The change in spacing will appear on the slide.