You will have to name it normal1.dotm because you cannot save over an open file.ĥ. Modify your settings, font, and paragraph in the regular way.Ĥ. Open the normal.dotm file in word by double clicking.ģ. (There are two folders that have a templates subfolder, you must use the “roaming” folder)Ģ. For me, it was in the c:\users\mike\appdata\roaming\microsoft\templates folder. It’s not difficult, but I had to do it in this order.ġ. I located the normal.dotm file, modified the settings manually in that file, and saved it.
OK, I tried all the workarounds, and none of them worked. Hope this helps all you others out there struggling with the same “Not saving settings as default no matter how many times you try” problem like I was. Reopened Word, and VIOLA!! NO MORE DOUBLE SPACING!! Thank you for the hint Bluehole. After doing that, I opened up the file location again: C:\users\appdata\roaming\microsoft\templates and then deleted the original Normal.dotm file, and then renamed my Normal1.dotm file to “Normal.dotm” and then closed. It said I couldn’t save as the same name as the original, so I saved it as Normal1.dotm. Once it was the way I wanted it, I saved the document in the same file location as the template was located. After opening it, I changed the formatting and settings in the “Styles” formatting to what I wanted. After I read your comment, I closed down Word, went to C:\users\appdata\roaming\microsoft\templates and opened up the document called Normal.dotm.
#HOW TO HAVE NO SPACING BETWEEN LINES IN WORD HOW TO#
I have Microsoft Word 2010, and have tried every single tutorial out there on how to fix this ugly mess of double or 1.5 spacing. Hat tip to the Microsoft Office Knowledge Base for this one.Īmazing!! Thank you Bluehole.
Now, when you review your Paragraph dialog box, you’ll see this:. To make this change effective for all new documents based on the Normal template, drop this menu down again, and choose Set as Default. Click it, then choose Style Set, then click on Word 2003 (which will change the default styles for that document to the ones where Normal paragraphs have single spacing with no extra space after paragraphs. You’ll see a drop-down called Change Styles. On the home tab of the ribbon, find the Styles section (on the right). If you want to change the default back to that single line spacing that looks good on paper, then here’s what you do: The default paragraph settings for Word 2010 So they made line spacing in the Normal template 1.15 instead of 1. Well, it seems that Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, decided that since we’re all posting documents on the Interwebs, we could all do with a more online-friendly line spacing scheme. Step 2: Click in the document body, then press Ctrl + A on your keyboard to select everything.If you’ve upgraded to one of the ribbon-interface versions of Microsoft Office recently, you may have noticed that every new document you create (as opposed to editing or making new documents from earlier ones) has this weird, more open line spacing. Step 1: Open the document with the line spacing you want to change. The steps in this article were performed in the Microsoft Word for Office 365 version of the program, but will work in most other versions as well. How to Reduce Line Spacing if Microsoft Word Line Spacing is Too Big Our guide below will show you how to reduce the line spacing for a document in Microsoft Word. It may seem tedious to change the line spacing in an existing document, but Word has an option that lets you quickly select the entire document, then adjust the line spacing for everything. One of the more common changes involves the line spacing. If your school, job, or organization has document formatting requirements, then it’s possible that you will need to make some changes when writing a document in Microsoft Word. This article continues below with additional information and pictures of the steps. Select the Line and Paragraph Spacing button. Click inside the document, then press Ctrl + A to select everything. Use these steps to make document line spacing smaller. If you are coming from a different version of Microsoft Word, or if you are used to a different word processor, then the Microsoft Word line spacing may be too big.
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