Here are a few ways to remove free space in a Word document:
Remove manual line breaks: If you have manual line breaks in your document, they can create extra space between lines or paragraphs. To remove them, press "Ctrl + Shift + 8" to turn on the Show/Hide feature, which will reveal all manual line breaks in the document. You can then delete the line breaks to remove the extra space.
Adjust the paragraph spacing: If you have extra space between paragraphs, you can adjust the paragraph spacing to remove it. Go to the "Home" tab and select "Paragraph Spacing." Change the "Before" and "After" settings to 0 pt or a smaller value to remove the extra space.
Delete blank pages: If you have extra blank pages in your document, you can delete them by going to the "View" tab and selecting "Navigation Pane." In the Navigation Pane, click the "Pages" button, then click on the blank page you want to delete and press the "Delete" key.
Use the "Remove Space" feature: If you are using Word 2019 or later, you can use the "Remove Space" feature to remove extra space from your document. Go to the "Layout" tab, click on "Page Setup," and then select "Remove Space
Here is a macro that you can use to remove extra space between lines in a Word document:
Sub RemoveLineSpacing()
Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory
With Selection.ParagraphFormat .LineSpacingRule = wdLineSpaceSingle .SpaceBefore = 0 .SpaceAfter = 0 End With
End Sub
To use this macro, you need to have the "Developer" tab enabled in Word. To enable the Developer tab, go to "File" > "Options" > "Customize Ribbon" and check the "Developer" box.
Once you have the Developer tab enabled, you can open the "Visual Basic" editor by clicking on the "Visual Basic" button in the Developer tab. Then, you can paste the above macro into the editor and press the "Run" button to execute it.
This macro will remove extra space between lines by setting the line spacing rule to "Single," and the space before and after to 0.
It's important to note that this macro will remove the extra space between lines for the entire document. If you want to remove the extra space between lines for a specific selection you should use Selection.LineSpacingRule = wdLineSpaceSingle before the With Selection.ParagraphFormat
It's also important to note that this macro will remove extra spaces between lines, but it's not recommended to remove all the space between lines, as it could make your document hard to read.
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