But, of course, existing documents will not be affected as you modify
the template (unless "Automatically update document styles" is checked
in Tools | Templates and Add-Ins, Templates tab).
Also, note that changing the Normal style may cause undesired
side-effects: since it is the "parent" of many other styles, these may
also be formatted as double-spaced. See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customizat...alTemplate.htm.
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Pat Garard" wrote in message
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Modify the style that the text is based on.
This is probably the 'Normal' style. If you are uncertain about how
to
do this, the following procedure is the simplest:
Select any paragraph:
Look in the Style box (left of the Font box) assume it says 'Normal'
Format|Paragraph and set the line spacing to whatever you choose.
Leave the paragraph selected.
Click ONCE in the style box - the Style name will be highlighted.
Type 'Normal' (or whatever it was originally) AND PRESS ENTER.
This will modify the Normal style, and change the appearance of all
documents based upon it.
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Regards,
Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
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"Esp_etc" wrote in message
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Right now, double spacing as a default will work better for me
than to have
to go into a ton of documents and update them from single spacing!
I have
checked the help screen, but all it does is address how to change
the spacing
on a single document. Is there a way to change that default on
all Word
documents?