How to Change the Default Spacing in Word 2007
Microsoft Word's long history has made it one of the most popular word processing programs in the world. Word 2007 uses a different default spacing option from prior versions of the word processor. The Word 2007 version sets the line spacing at 1.15 lines and automatically skips a line between paragraphs; earlier versions set the default settings at single spacing and no lines between paragraphs. You can either change the default setting of your Word 2007 to the Word 2003 default settings, or you can make your own custom settings.
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Instructions
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Set Word 2003 Defaults
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Click the "Home" tab in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
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Click "Change Styles" on the upper right-hand part of the screen, in the "Styles" group.
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Select "Style Set" from the drop-down menu and then click "Word 2003" to change the default spacing in Word 2007 to the presets from Word 2003.
Custom Spacing Settings
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Click the "Home" tab in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
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Click the line spacing tool in the "Paragraph" group. The icon includes two arrows: one pointed up and one pointed down, to the left of a series of horizontal lines. If you are uncertain whether the icon you are selecting is the line spacing tool, move the mouse over it, but do not click it. In a second, a description of the tool will come up.
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Select "Line Spacing Options" from the drop-down menu that appears when you click the line spacing tool.
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Change the line spacing options in the pop-up menu to your preferred settings, and then click "Default" at the bottom to make the settings the new default spacing options for Word 2007.
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