In Word I get large spacing between paragraphs and can't change

[Guest]

In Word when I hit return the curser jumps many lines down and I don't know
how this happened and I can not get it back to normal.

How do I get it back to one line when hitting the return key?

 

[Guest]

Hi Mike:

I think you must have altered your default paragraph style somehow. If your
"Formatting" toolbar isn't visible, make it so: View > Toolbars >
Formatting. Then look at the style name next to the font name. Is the style
you are using named "Normal"? (That's the default.)

(If it isn't, you'll need to work with the Normal.dot template: a subject
for a different reply.)

To adjust the Normal Style, Go to "Format > Styles and Formatting ..." That
will open the Styles Task Pane (if you are using Word 2003). Find the style
named "Normal". Right-click the style and select "Modify".

That opens the "Modify Style" dialog. In the bottom-left corner of the
dialog, click on the "Format" button. Select "Paragraph ..." Look at the
row labeled "Spacing." If the "Before" and "After" boxes don't show "0 pt"
or "Auto", change each box to one or the other. "Auto" adds a little bit of
extra space between paragraphs, depending on the font size. "0 pt" leaves
just that, and that's the way I like it, myself

Enjoy!
Toolmaker.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Check the spacing on the paragraph (Format - Paragraph). Chances are it's
set for something other than 0.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

On the Layout tab of Page Setup, make sure that the vertical alignment is
set to Top and not Justified.

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

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[Guest]

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Steve Golden

Hi Mike:

I think you must have altered your default paragraph style somehow. If your
"Formatting" toolbar isn't visible, make it so: View > Toolbars >
Formatting. Then look at the style name next to the font name. Is the style
you are using named "Normal"? (That's the default.)

(If it isn't, you'll need to work with the Normal.dot template: a subject
for a different reply.)

To adjust the Normal Style, Go to "Format > Styles and Formatting ..." That
will open the Styles Task Pane (if you are using Word 2003). Find the style
named "Normal". Right-click the style and select "Modify".

That opens the "Modify Style" dialog. In the bottom-left corner of the
dialog, click on the "Format" button. Select "Paragraph ..." Look at the
row labeled "Spacing." If the "Before" and "After" boxes don't show "0 pt"
or "Auto", change each box to one or the other. "Auto" adds a little bit of
extra space between paragraphs, depending on the font size. "0 pt" leaves
just that, and that's the way I like it, myself

Enjoy!
Toolmaker.

 

[Guest]

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Steve Golden
Toolmaker,
I have the same problem as Mike and followed your instructions. It works in
the document that I am working on but it does not change the default (or the
Normal) the next time I write something. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Do you have Adobe Acrobat installed? If so, see the last section of
http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm

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

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