line & point in space between lines

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Q about: Format/paragraph/Indents and Spacing tab/ Spacing (Before & After)

Is it possible to change the line spcing from "pt" (point) to line? where
can I do that.
If impossible, a rough idea of how many points will be a line is enough.
 
You can enter a number followed by the abbreviation li and Word will
interpret it as a number of lines. If you click OK and then open the
dialog again, you'll see that Word has converted your measurements
into points, using 12 points per line regardless of the font size in
the current paragraph or its style.

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In Word 2000 or later, you can type (say) "2 line" (note that it
should be LINE, not LINES) in the Spacing Before (or After) box, and
this unit of measurement will be preserved as you close and reopen the
dialog box.

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The way that font sizes are determined, and therefore spacing before and
after paragraphs is as 'points per inch' aka ppi. It's printing terminology,
but helps to explain.
72pt sized font is one inch/2.54cm high. 36pts is half inch/1.27cm high.
18pts is quarter inch/.63cm in height.

I hope that helps clarify sizing for you.
 
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