Auto adds the "appropriate" spacing between paragraphs based on the current
point size to achieve effective double spacing between paragraphs. For
example, if my current point size is 12, I *could* add before and after
spacing of 12 points. This would double space between paragraphs -- but only
when the point size is 12.

If I later change the point size to 8, 10, 14 or 24, the before/after
spacing of 12 will now seem too large or too small. If I set before/after to
Auto, however, Word will automatically scale before/after spacing to match
the current point size, thus achieving the correct effect automatically.

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"LGFN" wrote in message
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In the Paragraph dialog box, Indents and Spacing tab, under the Spacing
category - "Before" and "After", it's 0 pt, I press the Down button,
what's
that?, what's "Auto"? for what is it made for? for what can I use it?
anybody
has some idea?