How to Double Space

Double Spacing in Microsoft Word

1. 
   Open up the document you are working on. This can be a blank page if you are planning to format the whole thing and you have not begun writing yet.
2. 
   Create a default setting that will ensure the entire document is double-spaced.

   1. Look in the Styles group on the toolbar. On the home tab, right-click on Normal. Once a menu pops up, click on Modify.
   2. Look for the Formatting prompt and click the Double Space button.
   3. Click OK. This will set your entire document in a double space format.
3. 
   Create an area within your document where you want double spacing. This may be a section of text in a single spaced document or in something with larger spaces.

   1. Highlight the text you want to double space.
   2. Click on Line and Paragraph Spacing, which can be found in the Paragraph group of the Home tab.
   3. Click on the 2.0 option. This will double space the area of the document you have highlighted.