Spacing above/below a paragraph

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Spacing above/below a paragraph

In addition to line spacing, you can also define how much space should be kept above the first line and below the last line of a paragraph.

To change this setting, open the dialog box of the ribbon tab Home | group Paragraph with the group arrowgroup_arrow in the bottom right corner, and switch to the Paragraph tab.

The section Paragraph spacing contains the following options:

Option

Explanation

Before

Here, specify how much spacing should be maintained from the end of the previous paragraph.

After

Here, you can specify the spacing that Presentations should maintain up to the start of the next paragraph.