Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated April 18, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
If you ever have a need to triple-space your document before printing it, Word provides an easy way to do this. If possible, you should keep your document in the format in which you view it on the screen, and only format it for triple spacing before you actually print. To print a triple-spaced version of your document, do the following:
Figure 1. The Paragraph dialog box.
This last step is important. If you save your document before exiting, then the triple spacing will be permanently saved with the document, as well.
If you have the Line Spacing tool on the toolbar, then there is another way you can apply triple spacing. (If you are using a version of Word that does not display the Line Spacing tool by default you can use the customization capabilities of Word to add it.) Follow these steps:
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