Originally Posted Feb 10 2007
Updated 4/13/08

If you are one of the new users of Microsoft Office 2007, undoubtedly you are using MS Word.  You have probably have noticed that the line spacing is different than earlier versions.  Actually, the line spacing is set to 1.5 lines between each line by default.  If you find this undesirable, there is a way to fix it.  Here's how

This makes the change to eliminate the additional spacing.  In Word 2007
-Under the Home tab in the Ribbon
1. Find the Paragraph section
2. Click the down right arrow

-The Paragraph window appears

3. Change the After field to '0 pt'
4. Select 'Single' from the Line spacing: field
5. Click the 'Default...'
6. Click 'Yes'

You can also use this to change the default Font and Font Size.
That's it!