Line spacing controls the distance between lines inside a paragraph. If a Google Doc looks cramped or excessively loose, adjust this setting rather than adding an empty paragraph after every visible line.
Use paragraph spacing to create consistent gaps between Google Docs paragraphs. Empty paragraphs may look similar at first, but they create extra cursor stops and often produce awkward blank areas when content moves.
If a heading is stranded at the bottom of a Google Docs page, use Keep with next . This paragraph rule keeps the heading attached to the following paragraph without forcing every heading to start a new page.
Keep lines together prevents a Google Docs paragraph from breaking across pages. It is helpful for a short warning, address, or compact statement that should be read as one uninterrupted block.
Google Docs can prevent a single line of a paragraph from sitting alone at the top or bottom of a page. Use Prevent single lines when a report’s pagination creates these isolated fragments.
A first-line indent moves only the beginning of a paragraph inward. Use a real paragraph indent in Google Docs rather than pressing Space repeatedly, which produces unreliable alignment as text or fonts change.
A hanging indent leaves a reference entry’s first line at the left edge and indents its continuation lines. Google Docs can apply this automatically, so you do not need tabs or spaces in the middle of a wrapping citation.
Google Docs paragraph alignment positions complete lines within a paragraph. Use its alignment controls for centered titles, right-aligned dates, or ordinary left-aligned text instead of placing spaces before individual words.
A paragraph border can make a warning or short note stand out in Google Docs without creating a separate drawing. Borders and shading belong to the paragraph, so start by identifying the exact block that should receive them.
Non-printing characters reveal the structure behind Google Docs spacing. They show where spaces, tabs, paragraph breaks, line breaks, and other boundaries exist, which helps explain a gap that ordinary text view cannot diagnose.