(Use any number less than or equal to 9.99: A value of 1.25 would be equal to 25% more than single-spacing, while a value of 3 would equal triple-spacing).Author: Sharlie Last modified: July 17 2015 Or select Multiple and add a value to the At box. To change the spacing above and within a paragraph, use the Line Spacing options: Single, 1.5 Lines, or Double. Justified adds spacing between words so that the lines of text touch both the left and right margins, except for the last line of the paragraph, which uses normal word spacing.

To change the horizontal placement of text, in the Alignment box, choose Left, Center, Right, or Justified. (Use any number less than or equal to 9.99: A value of 1 would equal single-spacing, while a value of 3 would equal triple-spacing). (The bigger the point value, the wider the spacing.) Or select Multiple and add a value to the At box. Or select Exactly and then add a point value (between ) in the At box.

This number can be any whole number or a decimal, such as 6.5. To change the spacing above or below a paragraph, type or click the arrows next to Before or After. Indentation is measured in inches, and it can be any whole number or decimal, such as 1.2 inches. You can use the Special options to only indent the first line, or to add a hanging indent. To add indentation or change the amount of indentation before text, select or type a number in the Before text box. Distributed is similar to Justified, but even the last line touches both the left and right margins, with space added between words and letters, as necessary. To change the horizontal placement of text, in the Alignment box, choose Left, Center, Right, Justified, or Distributed.

Here are the options available in the dialog box:

On the slide, select the text that you want to change.Ĭlick Home, and in the Paragraph group, click the dialog box launcher. There are more detailed spacing options available in the Paragraph dialog box:

Paragraph dialog box launcher