How do I get rid of space before last line in paragraph?

[Guest]

When I format a paragraph using a heading style, the paragraph before it
sticks extra space before the last line. If I enter an extra paragraph mark,
it removes the extra space.

Any thoughts on how to stop this from happening?
_Shawn

 

[Guest]

Position your cursor in your heading and select Format > Paragraph. Check
the value for Spacing > Before. Set to 0 if you don't want any space before
this heading.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

*Before* the last line? I can't imagine what might cause that, as line
spacing should be uniform throughout a paragraph unless you have a large
character in the line. The only thing I can suggest is to make sure that the
preceding paragraph actually ends with a paragraph break to begin with and
not just a line break.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Yeah, I know. It's also weird because the spacing changes if I type another
paragraph break before the heading. And, there's no reason why spacing should
change mid-paragraph. It's not just a glitch with the view, because in Print
Preview is can be seen, and it also prints that way.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you can isolate this problem to a very small sample (one page), send it
to me and I'll take a look.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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