Feb 12, '08 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: rooster
- Open Word.
- Go to Format » Styles...
- Highlight Normal in the Styles selection window, then press Modify.
- In the new window that opens, check the Add to Template box (lower left).
- Now choose Paragraph from the pop-up menu in the lower left corner of that same window.
- In the new window, change the After setting to 0.
- Click OK twice to close windows, then press Apply in the main Style window.
- Quit Word and re-open.
[robg adds: Another way to do this is to leave the "after" spacing as-is, and just check the box that reads "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style" on the Paragraph box (it's just below the After pop-up menu). If you set it up this way, you'll only get the large gap if you change the style. Note that I added the bit in the instructions above about marking the 'add to template' box. If you don't do this, then the default template won't be updated to reflect your new settings.]
