How to Do a Double-Space in Microsoft Word
Double space selected text or entire document in Microsoft Word using these simple steps.

Microsoft Word offers several formatting options to users to make the document look more polished. Double-space, a formatting feature, is one such example.
When you do a double-space, it adds an empty line between two text lines. This enhances the clarity and makes it easy to read. Microsoft Word, by default, has single space enabled, and to do a double-space, you will have to make certain adjustments.
Before we proceed to the process of doing a double space, we must understand the drawbacks of it. If you plan to enable double-spacing, the text will take up more space and you are likely to incur a higher printing cost. Moreover, double spacing is not suitable for all kinds of documents. Therefore, consider all the factors before doing a double-space in Microsoft Word.
Doing a Double-Space in Microsoft Word
When you double-space text in a document, you have two options, either to double-space a part of it or the whole document.
Double Space the Whole Document
This is the initial format that will help you understand how double-spacing affects the document.

To do a double-space, head to the design tab by clicking on ‘Design’ in the menu bar.

Now, select ‘Paragraph Spacing’ which is located near the top-right corner.

You now have the various spacing options to chose from. Select ‘Double’ from the drop-down menu to do a double-space.

Once double-spacing in effect, the lines appear farther apart.

Double-Space Highlighted Text
There are two ways to double-space a highlighted text in Microsoft Word. We will discuss both in the article.
Through Paragraph Dialog Box
Highlight the text you want to format to double-space, right-click on it, and then select ‘Paragraph’ from the menu.

In the Paragraph dialog box, click on the box underneath ‘Line spacing’.

Now, select ‘Double’ from the drop-down menu, and click on ‘OK’ at the bottom.

You can see the format change to double-space after you click on OK.
Through Home Tab
This method is relatively simpler and doesn’t require the opening of an additional dialog box to do a double-space.
Highlight the text and then click on the ‘Line and Paragraph Spacing’ icon in the toolbar.

Move the cursor to the various spacing options to see a preview of each. To do a double-space, select ‘2.0’ from the list.

The paragraph formatting is changed and additional white space is added between lines in both methods.

You now know how to do double-space in Microsoft Word, and can easily make your document look refined and polished.