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What is a single spaced paper?

Joe Ford

What is a single spaced paper?

(sĭng′gəl-spās′) v. sin·gle-spaced, sin·gle-spac·ing, sin·gle-spac·es. To type, print, or format (copy) without leaving a blank line between lines. To type, print, or format copy without leaving a blank line between lines.

Is APA double or single spaced?

Answer. APA governs both the formatting of your paper and the citation style. All APA style papers are double-spaced throughout. See the Formatting page of the APA Guide for more information.

How do you make a paper single spaced?

Single-space part of a document

  1. Select the paragraphs you want to change.
  2. Go to Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing .
  3. Choose 1.0.

How do you single space?

Here’s how to single space in Word:

  1. Highlight the text you want to single space.
  2. Right click.
  3. Select Paragraph.
  4. Under Line spacing, use the pull down menu to choose single.

How do you do single line spacing?

Change the line spacing in an entire document

  1. Go to Design > Paragraph Spacing.
  2. Choose an option. To single space your document, select No Paragraph Space.

How many PT is single spacing?

12 points

What is double spacing in points?

On a typewriter, each line is the height of the font, thus double spacing means twice the font size. So if you’re required to use a 12-point font, double line spacing means 24 points.

Why do we double space after a period?

The extra space was needed to delineate the beginning of a new sentence because the spacing between words was uneven on a typewriter. If you didn’t learn to type on a typewriter, you’re likely using two spaces after the period because you’re modeling the writing of someone who did learn to write on a typewriter.

How do I remove space between lines in Word?

Remove double line spacing

  1. Select the paragraph you want to change, or press Ctrl+A to select all text.
  2. Go to Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing.
  3. Select the line spacing you want.
  4. For more exact spacing, select Line Spacing Options, and make changes under Spacing.

Why is my spacing off in Word?

Expand or condense the space evenly between all the selected characters

  • Select the text that you want to change.
  • On the Home tab, click the Font Dialog Box Launcher, and then click the Advanced tab.
  • In the Spacing box, click Expanded or Condensed, and then specify how much space you want in the By box.

How do I fix a big space between paragraphs in Word?

Click Design, then Paragraph Spacing. Pick which spacing you want (the default is Open), and notice your whole document will preview as you mouse over the different settings. If you don’t like those options, click Custom Paragraph Spacing and change the numbers under Paragraph Spacing.

Is there a space between a word and an exclamation mark?

There should be no space between a sentence and its ending punctuation, whether that’s a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark. There should also be no space before a colon, semicolon, or comma. The only ending punctuation mark that sometimes needs to be preceded by a space is a dash.

Do you put a space before a quotation mark?

Spacing. The general rule is that one should not put a space between the quotation mark and the word that follows, or put a space between the last word and the closing quotation mark. The only exception to this is when you are dealing with nesting.