SpaceAfter Property

Applies To

Paragraph object, ParagraphFormat object, Paragraphs collection object, TextColumn object.

Description

Returns or sets the amount of spacing (in points) after the specified paragraph or text column. Read/write Single.

See Also

Space1 method, Space15 method, Space2 method, SpaceBefore property, SpaceBetweenColumns property, TextColumn object, TextColumns property.

Example

This example sets the spacing after the first paragraph in the active document to 12 points.

ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).SpaceAfter = 12

This example sets the active document to three columns, with a 0.5-inch space after the first column. The InchesToPoints method is used to convert inches to points.

With ActiveDocument.PageSetup.TextColumns
    .SetCount NumColumns:=3
    .LineBetween = False
    .EvenlySpaced = True
    .Item(1).SpaceAfter = InchesToPoints(0.5)
End With