Hi Brad, I just installed Office 2010 so, this is all new to me. See if the below makes any sense to you.
To specify your own line spacing, type the spacing amount that you want in the At box. For example, enter 1.25 for an extra quarter line of space between lines, or click the up or down arrow to increase or decrease the amount in half-line increments. When you finish, click OK. . Press one of the shortcut key combinations: list of 4 items nesting level 1 Ctrl+l - Single-spacing Ctrl+5 - 1.5-line spacing Ctrl+2 - Double-spacing Ctrl+0(zero) - Add or remove 12 points of space before a paragraph. list end nesting level 1 Line Spacing in Word 2010 . Choose Paragraph... from the shortcut menu to open the Paragraph dialog box. On the Indentation and Spacing tab, in the Line Spacing list box, choose one of the options: list of 6 items nesting level 1 Single - Single-line spacing. (Line height automatically adjusts to accommodate the size of the font and any graphics or formulas in a line.) 1.5 Lines - Line-and-one-half spacing (an extra half-line of space between lines). Double - Double-spacing (an extra full line of space between lines). At Least - At least the spacing that you specify in the At box-the line won't be shorter than what you specify, but it may be taller because Word will add extra spacing for tall characters, big graphics, and superscript or subscript text. Exactly - The exact spacing that you specify in the At box. All lines are exactly the same height, regardless of the size of the characters in the line; Word doesn't add extra spacing. Note that some text may be cut off if enough space is not available. Multiple - Multiples of single-line spacing, such as triple (3) or quadruple (4), as specified in the At box. The information above was copied from; http://www.officetooltips.com/word/tips/how_to_do_anything_with_paragraph_format_with_keyboard.html Hope this helped. Take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Brad Dunsé To: Blind Computing Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 11:05 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Word and paragraphs Word 2010 and Jaws 13. When I hit a hard carriage return, it puts an entire line between paragraphs which I don't want, and also Jaws does not show the space when arrowing up and down through the document. Is there a way to fix this? I've not set any paragraph settings or line spacing or anything different than what was out of the box. I really wish Microsoft would not impose these sort of assumptions. Thanks in advance for any help you might have. I need to find a solution ASAP. Brad For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
