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Change the Default Spacing in New Mail Messages

If you do not like the extra line spaces that are automatically inserted as you compose Outlook messages, use the steps below to change the default behavior of the software:

  1. Click New E-mail button on Home tab of Ribbon in Outlook main window.
  2. Click Format Text tab.
  3. Find the group and click the dialog box launcher in the bottom right corner.

    Paragraph
  4. Under Spacing, make sure it’s set as shown below. (0 pt. before and after; single line spacing)
  5. Click the Set As Default button and choose “All documents based on the NormalEmail.dotm template”

    Indents and Spacing Settings
  6. Click OK.

    Set default spacing?

 

Last Updated: Aug. 31, 2011