LineSpacing Property

Applies To

Paragraph object, ParagraphFormat object, Paragraphs collection object.

Description

Returns or sets the line spacing (in points) for the specified paragraphs. Read/write Single.

Remarks

The LineSpacing property can be set after the LineSpacingRule property has been set to wdLineSpaceAtLeast, wdLineSpaceExactly, or wdLineSpaceMultiple. If wdLineSpaceAtLeast is used, the line spacing can be greater than or equal to, but never less than, the specified LineSpacing value. If wdLineSpaceExactly is used, the line spacing never changes from the specified LineSpacing value, even if a larger font is used within the paragraph. If wdLineSpaceMultiple is used, a LineSpacing property value must be specified, in points.

Use the LinesToPoints method to convert a number of lines to the corresponding value in points. For example, LinesToPoints(2) returns the value 24.

See Also

LineSpacingRule property, SelectCurrentSpacing method.

Example

This example sets the line spacing for the first paragraph in the active document to always be at least 12 points.

With ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1)
    .LineSpacingRule = wdLineSpaceAtLeast
    .LineSpacing = 12
End With

This example triple-spaces the lines in the selected paragraphs.

With Selection.Paragraphs
    .LineSpacingRule = wdLineSpaceMultiple
    .LineSpacing = LinesToPoints(3)
End With