No, that really doesn't seem to be the problem. I use Notepad ++ which numbers all the lines. All my paragraphs are a single line with nothing added. At the end of each paragraph I hit enter twice to start a new one. This is what I do all the time in all my typing.

In addition to that, as I mentioned in my first post, but not very clearly, when I open a new docx, I get variety in the paragraph spacing. Sometimes it is home > paragraph > spacing, set to 0 pt, 0 pt, single but when the wide spaces between paragraphs happen, going there shows that it is set to 0 pt, 10 pt, multiple.

As I mentioned, my template is set to home > paragraph > spacing, set to 0 pt, 0 pt, single. WHY does Word sometimes open a new blank docx with different spacing??? When I open a new word sheet, I get 3 different types of spacing there. The one I want, and the one the template claims it is set up for, only happens about a quarter of the time.

truly baffled