Using your word processor or desktop publishing program, you can format line spacing and alignment using menu commands, keyboard commands, and toolbars. In Microsoft Word, you can set margins by clicking on the FILE > PAGE SETUP menu command. To format spacing and alignment, select the text you want to format and then use one of the following techniques:

Menu Commands: Choose the FORMAT > PARAGRAPH command from the main menu. You can also select the Paragraph command from the context menu, which can be activated by right-clicking (in Windows) or command-clicking (on the Macintosh).

Paragraph Dialog

Toolbar Icons The Toolbar: You can use the toolbar to format alignment and spacing by clicking on icons in the Formatting toolbar shown here. If all of these icons do not appear on your toolbar, you can add them using the TOOLS > CUSTOMIZE command from the main menu.

Keyboard Commands: Use the following keyboard commands by pressing a key while holding down the control key (CTRL) in Windows. On the Macintosh, use the command key:

Ctrl-l for Left Justified
Ctrl-r for Right Justified
Ctrl-e for Centered
Ctrl-j for Full Justified
Ctrl-1 for Single Line Spacing
Ctrl-5 for 1.5 Line Spacing
Ctrl-2 for Double Line Spacing

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