What is a single spaced paper?
When a paper is single-spaced, there is very little white space between the typed lines, which means there is no room for marks or comments. Double spacing is the norm for essay assignments, so if you are in doubt about expectations, you should format your paper with double spacing.
What does double spaced essay look like?
Double space: Your entire essay should be double spaced, with no single spacing anywhere and no extra spacing anywhere. There should not be extra spaces between paragraphs. According to the MLA, this indentation should be 1/2 inch or five spaces, but pressing [Tab] once should give you the correct indentation.
How do I get single line spacing in Word?
Change the line spacing in an entire documentGo to Design > Paragraph Spacing.Choose the option you want. If you want to single space your document, choose No Paragraph Space.
How do you reduce the space between lines in Word 2010?
Click the Line and Paragraph Spacing command in the Paragraph group on the Home tab. Select the desired spacing option from the drop-down menu. From the drop-down menu, you can also select Line Spacing Options to open the Paragraph dialog box. From here, you can adjust the line spacing with even more precision.
