Spacing before and after Paragraph

[CoventryKid]

I'm working on a Word 2016 document with various styles/headings.

My "problem" is essentially this: I have a standard paragraph before a Hdg 1.



The paragraph has 12 after. The Hdg 1 has 12 before. This should total 24 in between the para and the Hdg 1 but it doesn't. Word only gives me 12 in between.

The only way I can get 24 in between the para and the Hdg 1 is to increase the Hdg1 before setting to 24. Then I get 24 in between.

But this means when I look at the Hdg 1 style, I see 24 before for a total in between of 36!

I tried this with my old Word 97-2003 and it does what I want: 12 after and 12 before for 24 in between.

Is there something I am missing or is this the way it is with Word 2016?

Thanks for any and all suggestions.

Doug