How to Double Space Apple Pages Documents

  Matt Cone       January 12, 2022      Tutorials Mac Apps


If you use Apple Pages for Mac, you’re already familiar with Apple’s word processing application. Depending on who you’re creating the document for, you may have to double space your document. Many organizations such as schools and legal entities have very strict guidelines regarding the line spacing of documents.

Pages for Mac

Here’s how to change the line spacing of an Apple Pages for Mac document to add double spacing:

  1. Open Pages on your Mac, and then create a new document.

  2. Click the Format icon at the top of the window, as shown below.

    Double spacing a Apple Pages for Mac document

  3. In the sidebar, in the Spacing section, change the value in the the Lines field to 2, as shown below. (You could also specify another option, such as 1.5 lines.)

    Double spacing a Apple Pages for Mac document

You’ve successfully double spaced your Apple Pages for Mac document!

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