OpenOffice: Where can I find the line spacing?

In contrast to Microsoft Office, the line spacing in Open Office is somewhat hidden. Here we explain where you can find and set the line spacing for your Office documents.

Change line spacing - how it works

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OpenOffice line spacing: Select "Format" in the menu

Select the "Paragraph" item here

Select the desired value under the "Line spacing" option

If you want to set the line spacing for your document, proceed as follows:

1. Click "Format" at the top of the button.
2. Click on the third option "Paragraph".
3. A dialog window opens. The "Indents and paragraphs" tab opens by default. If not, you have to select this tab.
4. There you will find the "Line spacing" option below, which you can set here.

Line spacing options

In addition to the self-explanatory settings "One-line", "1.5-line" and "Two-line", you will find various options here:

• "Proportional" lets you enter the line spacing proportional to the font size - from 50% to 200%. 150% corresponds to 1.5 times and 200% to twice the line spacing.
• "At least" adds the specified distance in cm to your line.
• "Bullet" adds the specified distance in cm below your line.
• With the "Fixed" option, you can specify their spacing in cm instead of proportional to the font size. The font is placed in the lower third of the line spacing.

Quick access through toolbar

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Change line spacing using the arrow symbol

Select "Visible Buttons"

Here you can select the line spacing directly

You can apply the settings for the line spacing "one-line", "1.5-line" and "two-line" to the toolbar.

• To do this, click on the small arrow symbol in the toolbar.
• Select "Visible buttons" and then the three options for the line spacing.
• The tools are then displayed in the toolbar and you can access them directly.