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I don't think Word actually inserts two carriage returns when you press on Enter. It's just that the default paragraph style is set as multiple line spacing.<br />
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You can setup a paragraph just the way you want it (many like old style: Arial, 12 points, single line spacing) then right click on the &quot;Normal&quot; style and click &quot;Update Normal to match selection&quot;.<br />
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After that:<br />
1. press on the little arrow box on the left bottom of the styles<br />
2. press on Manage styles<br />
3. press on Import/Export<br />
4. select the Normal style in the current document and press Copy to copy (and overwrite) the one in Normal.dotm &nbsp;<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w13/841940/word-organizer.png" target="_blank" title="Word Style Organizer (11 KB)"><img alt="Word Style Organizer" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 725px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w13/841940/word-organizer.png" /></a>This will make that all new documents will start by default with your chosen settings.<br />
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HTH,<br />
Dan
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I don't think Word actually inserts two carriage returns when you press on Enter. It's just that the default paragraph style is set as multiple line spacing.

You can setup a paragraph just the way you want it (many like old style: Arial, 12 points, single line spacing) then right click on the "Normal" style and click "Update Normal to match selection".

After that:
1. press on the little arrow box on the left bottom of the styles
2. press on Manage styles
3. press on Import/Export
4. select the Normal style in the current document and press Copy to copy (and overwrite) the one in Normal.dotm  
Word Style Organizerhttps://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w13/841940/word-organizer.pngThis will make that all new documents will start by default with your chosen settings.

HTH,
Dan

word-organizer.png

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Ctrl+1 does not work; I found on the reference link how to do it &quot;Remove space after paragraph&quot;.<br />
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Thanks
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Ctrl+1 does not work; I found on the reference link how to do it "Remove space after paragraph".

Thanks

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As it comes (at least mine), it automatically double spaces whenever you hit CR.<br />
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To me that is a TERRIBLE annoyance; every time I have to go through a bunch of steps to make it single space; I can never remember how.<br />
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How can I make it DEFAULT to single space?<br />
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How do I adjust the spacing if I want to?<br />
<br />
Thanks
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As it comes (at least mine), it automatically double spaces whenever you hit CR.

To me that is a TERRIBLE annoyance; every time I have to go through a bunch of steps to make it single space; I can never remember how.

How can I make it DEFAULT to single space?

How do I adjust the spacing if I want to?

Thanks

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