How to Get Rid of Default Double Spacing in Word 2013 The next section outlines how to adjust the default line spacing setting in Word. Sections below also include pictures for these steps if you are having difficulty finding some of the settings we discuss. Our article continues below with additional information on changing the default line spacing. Click the Line and Paragraph Spacing button.How to Switch from Double Spacing to Single Spacing in Word 2013 Follow our short guide below to find out how you can change your default line spacing in Word 2013. If the copy of Microsoft Word 2013 on your computer is set to double space by default, then you can adjust this setting to use a different sized line spacing. If you are using double spacing by default, then any document you create can be almost twice the length that it would be if you were using single spacing instead. Line spacing is also one of the biggest factors that contribute to the length of a document. Someday I will offer a seminar that shows you how to do all of these things and more.Some documents that you create in Microsoft Word will need double spacing, and some will need single spacing.Äepending on your application’s current setting, or the spacing option chosen for an existing document, switching the line spacing can present some challenges, especially if you need to change it for an entire document. I bet you have wondered if there is a way to easily align pleading text up with line numbers after a single-spaced block quote screws it all up. Say, I bet you have wondered if there is an easy way to generate Tables of Contents and Tables of Authorities. I will consider Word training sessions if offered a sufficiently outrageous sum of cash. I can understand this getting by a small shop, but the big firms all pay the big bucks for dedicated word processing departments. What amazes me the most is that I see this configuration error from big firms and small alike. In older version of Word, you can find this setting in the Tools > Options menu. One line just has more open space below the text. In that case, the pleading numbers and the attorney name at the top of the caption both begin at the top of their respective lines. By telling Word not to center "exact line height" lines, all lines of text, whether 12 pt (single) or 24 pt (double) begin at the top of the vertical line spacing allocated to that line of text. On the second page, which most frequently begins with a "double" spaced line of text (24 points, for example), the cushioning is the same for the text and the pleading line numbers. This misaligns the pleading numbers from the attorney name. The pleading numbering on the side of the page uses 24 point spacing. The attorney name block uses single spaced lines. This causes 24 point spacing lines to have a larger cushion of space at the top than 12 point ("single" spaced) lines. The default behavior in Word is to put a line of text in the vertical center of the space allocated for the line. The spacing is set at a point size increment of somewhere around 12 points for single spacing and 24 for double spaced lines. Why does Word do this? Pleadings typically used "Exact height" line spacing to fit the 28 lines in on one page. Find the "Don't center 'exact line height' lines" checkbox and put a check in it.
In the "Compatibility options" section, expand the "Layout Options" section. Then select the "Advanced" settings panel. In Word 2007, hit the Office button in the top left corner of the program. This problem stems from a deeply buried setting in Microsoft Word. The second page aligns just fine, but you can't figure out why you can't get the first page firm name block to align correctly. If you spend any significant amount of time handling pleadings with line numbering on the side, you've probably received a pleading that has a misalignment problem on the first page like so: