Adjust line and paragraph spacing

Adjust line and paragraph spacing in Google Docs — with the four heights of help laid out: do it now, make it easier for the next person to accept, work out the right move when you are stuck, and learn the pattern so it stops coming back.

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The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

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The spacing in this draft looks uneven. Standardize it: set line spacing to 1.15 for body…
The spacing in this draft looks uneven. Standardize it: set line spacing to 1.15 for body paragraphs, add 6 points after headings, and ensure no paragraph has extra manual line breaks. Apply these settings across the whole document so it prints as a single-spaced report with clear separation between sections.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I share this with the client, make the document easier to read on screen: increase line…
Before I share this with the client, make the document easier to read on screen: increase line spacing slightly for long paragraphs, ensure consistent paragraph spacing so bullets don’t stick to headings, and remove any double returns that create odd gaps. Flag any places where manual spacing hides missing content that reviewers might interpret as intentionally blank.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I exported a draft to PDF and the client emailed that there are odd blank gaps between paragraphs.…

Client flagged weird blank gaps in PDF export

I exported a draft to PDF and the client emailed that there are odd blank gaps between paragraphs. The account lead wants an explanation and a clean resend today. I don’t know whether those gaps are caused by manual returns, inconsistent paragraph spacing, or style overrides. What checks should I run right now to find and fix the spacing problems so the PDF looks consistent before I resend?

Become — change the pattern

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Every delivery I end up spending time chasing stray line breaks and inconsistent paragraph spacing…

I keep fixing spacing right before delivery

Every delivery I end up spending time chasing stray line breaks and inconsistent paragraph spacing because collaborators paste from different sources. That makes me look unprofessional and eats into review time. What practical rule or setup should I enforce so documents consistently use the same line and paragraph spacing and I stop doing last-minute cleanups?

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