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Can't remove spaces between rows
Hello,
I need to correct a word document and I received it with multiple spaces between rows that I can't seem to correct no matter what I try.
Here is an example:
As we can see, there is a blank row between the two lines but I cannot move the pointer there, nor I can backspace and make the blank row disappear.
This seems to be tied to some pre-formatted settings; could someone pinpoint where should I go in settings in order to somehow be able and gracefully align these two rows?
Thank you very much,
Desktop Mac OS Word: Version 16.86
Version 15.6 Sequoia
This behavior is persistent in Windows.
Thanks again,
2 Replies
In Word for Mac, on the main menu bar, click Format and then click Paragraph. Set the Spacing Before and After to zero. You can click the Default button. Choose if you want the current document only or also the template to be modified.
Paragraph formatting - space after or space before.
Also, line spacing.
This looks like a hanging indent.
This may be in the underlying style.
Select the text.
Right-click on it (not sure how this is done on Mac) and pick paragraph. Change the settings.
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