WD98: Unusual or Unexpected Line Spacing Between Paragraphs
Article ID: 176449
Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q176449
SYMPTOMS
Case 1
You have large spaces between paragraphs, so that the first line of text
appears at the top of the page, and the last line of text is at the bottom
of the page.
Case 2
You have a large white space at the top of the page, and the text adjusts
itself on the page beginning at the center of the page.
CAUSE
Case 1
Your vertical alignment is set to Justified. By design, Word will evenly
place the text between the top and bottom margins of the page. In other
words, for any given page, the first line of text will appear at the top
margin, the last line of text will appear at the bottom margin.
Case 2
Your vertical alignment is set to Centered. By design, Word will center the
text between the top and bottom margins. In other words, a single line of
text will appear in the center of the page. As you add additional lines of
text, all text will be centered between the top and bottom margins.
WORKAROUND
Remove the Justified or Centered vertical alignment. To do this, follow
these steps:
- On the Format menu, click Document.
- Select the Layout tab.
- Under Vertical Alignment, select Top.
- In the Apply To list, select Whole document.
- Click OK.
Additional query words: gaps break format vertically verticle white space spacing spread out justify justified centered
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