From the HOME ribbon, click on the downward arrow in the lower right-hand corner of the “Paragraph” portion of the ribbon (bottom, near center) to get the Paragraph dialog menu. From that menu, under “Spacing”, adjust the Before and After parameters for what you want. Select OK and continue on…

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