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The indent before text refers to the width of the additional empty space that is inserted between the margin and the text on the left-hand side of a paragraph of left-to-right text, and the indent after text refers to the width of the additional empty space that is inserted between the text and the margin on the right-hand side of a paragraph of left-to-right text. More line spacing options become available when you click Line Spacing Options to open the Paragraph dialog box ( see below). You can quickly view and change the line spacing to several common standard values by clicking the Line Spacing button ( ) in the Paragraph group on the Home tab. Line spacing can be specified by name (single, 1.5 lines, double), by a number that indicates a multiple of single spacing (for example, 2.0 is equivalent to double spacing), and by an exact distance in points, where a point (pt) is equal to 1/72 of an inch. Line spacing refers to the vertical distance between the lines within a paragraph and determines the location of each line relative to the line above it.
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You can make all the lines in a paragraph extend across the full width of the text area by placing your cursor within the paragraph and pressing Ctrl+Shift+J, but it should be mentioned that in this case Word also adds space between letters within words to extend the lines. When you apply justified alignment to a paragraph, the last line does not extend across the full width of the text area. There are also shortcut keys (see the table in Keyboard Shortcuts below) for setting the type of alignment. You can change the type of alignment of the paragraph where your cursor is located or of a group of selected paragraphs by clicking the applicable button in the Paragraph group on the Home tab. This is achieved by inserting additional space between words.