Adjust line spacing

Adjust line spacing in Microsoft Word — 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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This brief needs consistent spacing for legal filing. Set the body text to single-spaced, make the…
This brief needs consistent spacing for legal filing. Set the body text to single-spaced, make the gap after each paragraph 6 points, ensure headings remain double-spaced above and below, and apply these changes across the whole document without altering character spacing or the pagination of exhibits.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I hand this to Court Services, make the spacing crystal: highlight any paragraphs that are…
Before I hand this to Court Services, make the spacing crystal: highlight any paragraphs that are accidentally double-spaced, surface the sections where different styles conflict, recommend which style to keep for consistent filing, and note any places where changing spacing will push exhibits onto a new page.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I just switched the document style and now reviewers say some paragraphs are too tight while others…

A reviewer says paragraphs look uneven after I changed styles.

I just switched the document style and now reviewers say some paragraphs are too tight while others are loose. I need to file this by Monday and I cannot reflow exhibits. What probably caused inconsistent line and paragraph spacing, what three fixes get uniform spacing without breaking pagination, and what should I watch for when I reapply the style?

Become — change the pattern

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Every filing I end up chasing spacing issues at the last minute and that often shifts exhibits. I…

I keep fixing spacing at the last minute and breaking page layout.

Every filing I end up chasing spacing issues at the last minute and that often shifts exhibits. I need a routine to stop this firefight. Which editorial habit and which style-template check at the start of drafting will prevent last-minute spacing fixes and preserve pagination?

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