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I have a title line sentence (1-line paragraph) 'Chapter 2: Literature Review' that needs to have a 72 pt paragraph spacing before the line. The line starts on a new page following a page break from the end of Chapter 1.
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Numbered sections and paragraphs can sometimes help you manage large Word documents efficiently. Word restores the line spacing between your paragraphs. If you'd like to move them to the left, highlight the paragraphs, click 'View' and put a check mark in the 'Ruler' check box.
The paragraph is Normal style: double spaced, no indent, 0 before spacing, 0 after spacing. When I try to add the 72 pt spacing before, the paragraph spacing dialog shows a 72 pt value in the before space box, but the paragraph is still glued to the top of the page.
How can I get this first chapter title to move down with 72 pt space before? Should I just create a new style? I can't figure out what's holding it at the top of the page. Without having access to your document, it is hard to tell if this answer will work for you.
I suspect that the problem is you might have the 'Don't add space to paragraphs of the same style' selected. Right click your paragraph, select 'Paragraph'. Under the 'Indents and Spacing' tab, deselect 'Don't add space to paragraphs of the same style'.
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If this does not work, check the options within the 'Lines ans Page Break' tab in the 'Paragraph' window, and deselect unnecessary options. If it still is not working, repeat both of these steps for the paragraphs above and below the paragraph you are working on.
Word adds space between paragraphs—whether you want it to or not. If you display paragraph marks, you'll not find any extra paragraph marks. This behavior is part of Word's styling. When you press Enter to create a new paragraph, Word increases the line spacing to mark the change from one paragraph to another. You can't change the spacing between paragraphs using Backspace—the key you might press first, just from habit. Doing so will just create one big paragraph. Fortunately, you can change the spacing and Word is flexible enough to allow you to change the spacing for one paragraph, several paragraphs, or all paragraphs.
To change spacing between just two paragraphs, choose the paragraph below the space you want to remove and press Ctrl+0. If the first combination adds a bit more space, press Ctrl+0 a second time to remove the extra space. You can remove the spacing between all paragraphs, as follows:. Click Home Paragraph dialog launcher (the small arrow in the lower right corner).
In Word 2003, select Paragraph from the Format menu and click the Indents and Spacing tab. Check the Don't Add Space Between Paragraphs Of The Same Style option. The change will be apparent in any new content, it will not affect existing content. To remove the space between existing paragraphs, you must select the text first. In addition, if you copy several paragraphs that contain spacing, that spacing will remain intact.
When this option enabled, you can't use the Spacing option in the Paragraph group on the Page Layout tab. You must select the paragraphs and uncheck the Don't Add Space.
Option first. One last thing—this property affects only the current document. If you want to set this as a default property, click the Set As Default button in the Paragraph dialog box. Related Topics.