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You can double-space all or part of a Word document.

To double-space the whole document, go to Design > Paragraph Spacing, and choose Double.

Paragraph Spacing menu

Tip: To double-space only part of the document, select the paragraphs you want to change, go to Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing, and choose 2.0.Line and Paragraph Spacing screen

See also

Single-space the lines in a document

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