Open the document in Word for Mac, and then select the paragraphs to format. Click the "Home" tab, and then click the "Line Spacing" option in the Paragraph section of the top navigation ribbon.

Learn how to adjust sentence, word, and paragraph spacing automatically while pasting in Word using in-built setting, GPEDIT, and REGEDIT.

The easiest way to adjust line spacing in Word is to mouse-select the target text (or press CTRL+A to select ALL text) followed by pressing CTRL while simultaneously pressing 1 or 2 or 5.

Older versions of Word buried line-spacing settings inside formatting menus, but in Word 2007 and 2010, they're hiding in plain sight.

Q:I do a lot of writing where I have to double-space the text. To do that, I go into the Format menu in Microsoft Word, choose Paragraph and set the line spacing to double. That's a lot of work ...

Now your current and all future Word documents will have the line and paragraph spacing of the earlier Word versions, including requiring two “ENTERs” to put a blank line between paragraphs.