Microsoft Support Resources:Ĭhange Spacing Between Paragraphs Office 365/MS Word 2016

MS Word: Adjusting Spacing Between Paragraphsįor more help with document formatting, view the Academic Skills Center MS Word Formatting: Adjusting Default Line and Paragraph Settings for APA 7 resource. Tip: If you don't see the option you need, move your cursor to a new location in your document OR highlight the space between paragraphs. This has to be done in each document unless you adjust your default settings. Select 'Remove Extra Space' to remove the extra space. Click on the Line and Paragraph Spacing icon in the Home Ribbon. Set your cursor to the location of the paragraph spacing. Remove the Default Space Between Paragraphs: This should be removed to comply with APA 7 standards. *Note, the default paragraph spacing in MS Word 2016 is 'Open' or with a space after each paragraph. APA formatting requires papers to be doubled-spaced, which can be done through Line Spacing. In Microsoft Word, you have the option to adjust the spacing between paragraphs.