Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Getting a Double-Spaced Printout.
It is not uncommon to need a double-spaced printout of a document while you are developing it. However, it can be bothersome to save the document as double-spaced, particularly if the need for double-spacing is only temporary (meaning your final document will be single-spaced). If you need an easy way to print a double-spaced document, follow these quick steps:
This last step is particularly important; if you save your document it will be permanently double-spaced. Unless you really want it that way, make sure you close without saving.
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2026-09-01 09:57:52
beepee
In the above Tip, Ctrl +2 sets the selected text to double spaced.
It can be revesed, back to single spaced, with Ctrl+1.
(Using Office (Word) 2016/2019 and currently 2021 versions all had Alt+Ctrl+... asigned to Heading 1 = 4).
2021-08-28 11:05:32
Tomek in Mississauga
@David in Mississippi: On my version (365 Family) the Heading2 default assignment is Alt+Ctrl+2, similarly other headings use Alt+Ctrl+number. So it shouldn't be a problem.
2021-08-28 06:57:34
David in Mississippi
You need to also provide alternative ways to access this feature, as MANY installations of Word have the Ctrl-2 keystroke shortcut assigned to HEADING 2. This was the default assignment for this key combination for a long time.
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