

I interpret what you both say as meaning that the only way to do these things is using CSS, is that correct? As an absolute beginner I was hoping I would not have to learn such coding. The Classic block can change the font colour (of everything or even just a few words and that is particularly useful), it can change font size using the Paragraph drop-down menu but only for everything in a paragraph, and it cannot change the line spacing at all. The paragraph block does not have settings to allow several Word-type formatting features, specifically changing line spacing, font size, or font colour.Ģ. If I have understood things correctly then I’m a bit disappointed in the Theme or perhaps it my be the Gutenberg system. Mike Corkery, MCT, MCPD, MCITP, MSF, etc.īelow are some macros to adjust both the line spacing and paragraph-before spacing, by 0.5pt increments.Thanks Joy and Steve for your replies and the useful links. Please mark this post as an answer if you found it helpful and do let me know if you have more questions. You will see a list of all available macros. To run you macros on any open document, simple select your text, then go to the View tab and click the Macros button. Once you are done, go back to the View tab and select Stop Recording from the Macro group. Simply select your text, change line spacing or whatever you need to do. Once you get through this dialog the macro recorder will record everything you do.

You can even assign keyboard shortcuts to your macros. This file is opened each time Word starts up. If you want to have this macro available for use in any open document, make sure to save the macro in the Normal.dotm file. From the View tab in MS Word (20), in the Macros group click the Record Macro button. I think the easiest way for you to handle this is to record some macros. The same kind of thing can be done with the paragraph-after spacing I've also tossed in a couple more you might like to play with, for adjusting However, as it seems you may be doing this to manage the page composition, perhaps there's a valid reason in this case.īelow are some macros to adjust both the line spacing and paragraph-before spacing, by 0.5pt increments. As a general rule, changes to paragraph attributes should be done by changing the underlying Styles, not be direct formatting.
