However, the Line and Paragraph Spacing drop-down can be useful for a few specific types of formatting. The Paragraph dialog, which provides access to a full range of configuration options including paragraph alignment, indentation, line spacing, before and after spacing, widow and orphan control, tab settings, and more – it’s sort of a “one-stop shop” for paragraph formatting – comes in very handy in most situations. That’s because I typically open the Paragraph dialog when I want to change the line and/or paragraph spacing of document text. In all candor, I actually hadn’t noticed the drop-down until a client pointed it out to me several years ago. Training clients sometimes ask me about the Line and Paragraph Spacing drop-down in the Paragraph group on the Home tab in Word. The Line and Paragraph Spacing drop-down menu (Word)
