How do I set line spacing?

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bradwoelf3
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How do I set line spacing?

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I would like to set a document to double space and then change it back to single
space at another point in the document. The help manual say to use context menus but I cannot get them to
work either.
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Re: How do I set line spacing?

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Line spacing is a paragraph property:

Format > Paragraph > Indents & Spacing > Line spacing: double.
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Re: How do I set line spacing?

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I have an iMac with OS 10.6. I cannot find Format let alone: paragraph, line spacing. I can find Formatting but still
not paragraph or line spacing. Why isnt there a button for line spacing on the main button?
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Re: How do I set line spacing?

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Has your Writer installation a toolbar similar to that in this screenshot?
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Re: How do I set line spacing?

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acknak wrote:Line spacing is a paragraph property:

Format > Paragraph > Indents & Spacing > Line spacing: double.
No matter what setting I put it on following the above, nothing changes. My Doc was single spaced and suddenly it's double spaced and I can't fix it.
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Torquemada wrote:No matter what setting I put it on following the above, nothing changes. My Doc was single spaced and suddenly it's double spaced and I can't fix it.
Unless you are editing a Style, you must select the text and apply the setting to the selected text.

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Re: How do I set line spacing?

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Torquemada wrote:
acknak wrote:Line spacing is a paragraph property:

Format > Paragraph > Indents & Spacing > Line spacing: double.
No matter what setting I put it on following the above, nothing changes. My Doc was single spaced and suddenly it's double spaced and I can't fix it.
Please upload a sample document. We can only guess about what settings you have actually used without a real document to examine.
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