You can set the amount of space before and after each paragraph by using the \sb and \sa statements. These statements let you control the amount of space that appears between paragraphs. You specify the space in twips. (A twip is 1/1440 inch, or 1/20 of a printer's point). The following example sets the space before a paragraph to 360 twips:
\sb360
This paragraph has 360 twips space immediately before it.
\par
This paragraph also has 360 twips before it.
\par
Once you set the space before or after a paragraph, the spacing applies to all subsequent paragraphs up to the next \pard statement or until you change the spacing by using the \sa and \sb statements again. The \pard statement restores the default spacing.