I need to change the spaces between my paragraphs, not just the line spacing but between paragraphs. I can do that in Pages 10.1 and all previous versions of Pages but cannot find how to do it in Pages 12.1? Am I missing something or has it been removed from the programme, which would be an enormous shame? I am using an iMac Monterey 12.6 if that is relevant. Thanks
iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021, 2 ports)
On Pages v12.1, place the insertion beam after the current paragraph and then adjust the After Paragraph spacing to increase the gap. This will not alter the spacing in the paragraph body text but will open up the inter-paragraph space.
To avoid any clutter of carriage returns following a given paragraph, I would enable View menu > Show Invisibles and backspace the next paragraph until its text follows the prior paragraph, and then insert one carriage return before making that After Paragraph adjustment.
You will need to perform the After Paragraph adjustment behind each paragraph where you seek larger spacing as there is no automatic setting for this feature.
I thought I would add that for those starting out in a new document without any paragraphs, one can set the After Paragraph to the desired inter-paragraph spacing prior to adding body text, and pressing a single return after each new paragraph will result in that After Paragraph spacing.
One can open a blank template and set the After Paragraph amount and save it as a new template. The use of that template will retain the After Paragraph setting in the new document content.
Hi and thank you for taking the time to reply. I don't know if it is me but I cannot see 'paragraph spacing' anywhere. Is it because I am looking in the wrong place under 'spacing' where it has always resided? I have looked everywhere else but cannot see the option. I have a million words to archive so I am seeking to reduce the document sizes by reducing the gaps between the paragraphs, I was hoping to do that in the style sheets and save some trees.
I can revert to my old computer to do this but I suppose I cannot believe such a useful feature would be discontinued.
Again, thank you. It did send me off to pull down all available menus but without luck.
In the Format panel, there will be the general category Spacing, and within it, you will find Before Paragraph, and After Paragraph settings. There is no control named paragraph spacing.
It was me! Thank you. I needed to click on the arrow to access the drop down menu. I have and I am very happy! Previously those options were visible. Of course blindingly obvious now.
You are welcome. Sometimes, things hide in plain sight, waiting to be obvious… 😎
So very true!
Paragraph spacing in Pages 12.1
