blank lines between numbered items in a list

[pamjmac27]

How can I change the default in the numbered lists so that it appears as
follows:

1. first line of info, followed by a blank line THEN

2. and the second line of info, followed by a blank line THEN

3. etc., etc.

I used to be able to put in the 1. and info, and manually add a blank line,
then click on numbered lists and 2. would appear - after setting that up, the
rest of the list would follow this format and a blank line would be inserted
between each number - this is no longer happening. I ALWAYS have a blank
line between numbers and it is incredibly annoying to have to keep looking up
and back-spacing and adding lines...WHY did this change - or more
importantly, how can I make it work the way I need it to?

Thanks in advance for any light anyone can shed on this!

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Modify the paragraph format so that it has space after it.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Add Space Before/After to the list style.

 

[pamjmac27]

Thanks for your reply - I always thought I had a pretty good command of
Word, but this is proving otherwise...if I change the paragraph format to
double-space, it double spaces everything...I don't want the text next to my
number double-spaced, only a blank space between numbers...perhaps I'm not
understanding, but I can't see anyway to modify the paragraph format to add a
line AFTER the paragraph - am I just missing this?

 

[pamjmac27]

Thanks also for your reply - once again, I'm feeling rather inept (not
something I'm used to feeling!) - I have tried adding the space before and
after the List style (as best as I could sort that out) - I can achieve the
spaces UNTIL I add automatic numbering...as soon as I have the numbers added
automatically it goes back to single-spacing between them. I can achieve the
desired spacing without numbers, but then I have to go back and select
Paragraph - Numbering for each new number. Seems as if I shouldn't have to
do this...and indeed didn't have to, until the last update was done...

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

When you apply numbering, you are applying a different style that does not
include this space. Try modifying the List Paragraph style.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

I did not say to change the paragraph format to double space; I said to
change the format of the paragraph so that it has a space after it.

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[pamjmac27]

right - but as I said, I don't see any way to modify the paragraph format to
adda line AFTER the paragraph

 

[Graham Mayor]

How is it that you keep reading LINE for SPACE? Add a SPACE after the
paragraph
Format > Paragraph > Spacing After add about 12 points, more or less
according to your font size. This will put a gap (a SPACE) after the
paragraph and before the next paragraph.

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[pamjmac27]

Apparently I am a moron for misunderstanding.

I tried added SPACE after the paragraph (12 pts), which does not solve the
problem.

Therefore, I concede defeat to avoid angering people further.

Thanks to everyone for their help.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Make sure that the box for "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same
style" is not checked.

 

[pamjmac27]

Thanks Suzanne - much appreciated!

Make sure that the box for "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same
style" is not checked.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA