How to Double-Space a Document with Microsoft Word

1. Click-and-drag to select the entire text (or on PC- Crtl+A)

2. You have two options to double-space the text with it still selected. One way is to click the paragraph settings on the home tab; select the drop-down menu "Line spacing" and click "Double." Click "OK" to format the document.  

Or, with the text still selected, you can click the spacing tool on the same home tab seen earlier: 

If you have any other questions about how to use Microsoft Word, I suggest you (with parent's permission) search online. You can easily find out how to do certain functions with the word processor with a quick search. In this way, you can easily and properly double-space the document with Microsoft Word. 

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