Spacing between items of a list but not the lines themselves of the same number

[kirito34]

For nursing school we often have objectives to answer that are posted and I typically copy-paste from the webpage into word to print and complete them. I list them out via numbered bullets, say 1-20 with a paragraph between each bullet. I would like to add space between each bullet point (to allow me to print and write on them) but leave minimal space between lines of text of the same number. Tried the “paragraph> spacing> line spacing(at [say 6])> (unclick) ‘Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style’”. But then I just get nothing or I get 6pt space between every single line. What am I doing wrong? There has to be an easier way than clicking after each line and hitting enter a bunch of times. Hopefully I described it well enough.

[Charles Kenyon]

Originally Posted by kirito34

There has to be an easier way than clicking after each line and hitting enter a bunch of times. Hopefully I described it well enough.

Learn to use styles for your formatting, including for your bullets/numbering.

• How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in Ribbon Versions of Word by Shauna Kelly
• Importance of Styles in Word

Paste things from the web as plain text so that you have better control of formatting.

There are two different settings for paragraph level formatting that involve spacing.

• Spacing between paragraphs and spacing between lines in paragraphs.

Basic Concepts of Microsoft Word - from Shauna Kelly

[Stefan Blom]

You can add some Spacing After for each bullet point if you just want some space where you can write on a printout of the document. Clear the "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style" if it is currently selected.

Long-term, you should use styles consistently (see Charles's reply).

[herosz]

Originally Posted by kirito34

leave minimal space between lines of text of the same number.

You can control space between lines in paragraphs from here:
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