It is difficult, because MS Word suppresses the Paragraph Spacing Before command when a heading falls at the top of a new page other than on the first page of a document or a new section. You can set the option as desired for any of your styles. With Microsoft Word (2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and perhaps other versions), this is difficult to do if you do not know the trick discussed in this article. Note the checkbox about two-thirds of the way down the dialog box entitled, "Don't Add Space between paragraphs of the Same Style." This setting controls whether spacing is cumulative between any two given paragraphs if the two paragraphs use the same style. Inter-paragraph spacing overlaps, such that the rendered spacing between two paragraphs is the maximum of the space after the first paragraph and the space before the. The Indents and Spacing tab of the Paragraph dialog box. WordprocessingML supports paragraph spacing specified as either a length value or as a multiple of the line height however only a length value is supported via the Word UI. Make sure the Indents and Spacing tab is displayed.In the Paragraph group, click the Line Spacing command button. Word displays some categories of things you can specify in the style. Setting the line spacing Click the Home tab. Click the Format button at the bottom-left of the dialog box.
Word displays the Modify Style dialog box.
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Click the small down-arrow at the lower-right corner of the Styles group. Watch the video below to learn how to adjust line and paragraph spacing in your document.This option is actually part of the style definitions you can create within Word. There is a caveat to my statement that "spacing is cumulative." Word has a configuration option which, under certain circumstances, can turn off the cumulative nature of spacing.
You will make your design and layout work much easier if you are consistent in where you add the extra space-either before or after a paragraph. For example, if you have a paragraph that is formatted for 12 points of space after it, followed by a paragraph formatted for 15 points of space before it, then there will be 27 points of space between the paragraphs. Remember, however, that the spacing is cumulative. Word allows you to add extra space either before or after a paragraph. It is not uncommon for page layout designs to call for extra spacing between paragraphs.