Originally Posted by PetMice

Hi Macropod, the Mice bow to the Kangaroo, changing a line's font would be a simpler fix than mine (changing the lead space before the para following the equations). Trouble is, the horizontal alignment is not exactly a half line out. I tried your suggestion on Jamal's file using different fonts but it wouldn't let me specify font sizes more accurately than by 0.5 increments and I couldn't get perfect horizontal alignment. If horizontal alignment is the issue, a para lead space of 14.1 pt before the "Where" gives a reasonable result.
Hi Jamal, you don't happen to know Pete Williams who worked on land spoil reclamation in your part of the world, do you?

Originally Posted by nmurshed

You can make line spacing in 2 column text at the same level, by following these steps:
1. select the text.
2. open the paragraph dialog box.
3. In the spacing section, make spacing after paragraph 12 pt, and line spacing "Exactly" 12 pt.
4. If you are using Heading Style, make spacing after heading 12 pt.

This work for all types of documents. However, if you use spacing higher than 12 pt you may need to do manual adjustment.

Originally Posted by nmurshed

You can make line spacing in 2 column text at the same level, by following these steps:
1. select the text.
2. open the paragraph dialog box.
3. In the spacing section, make spacing after paragraph 12 pt, and line spacing "Exactly" 12 pt.
4. If you are using Heading Style, make spacing after heading 12 pt.

This work for all types of documents. However, if you use spacing higher than 12 pt you may need to do manual adjustment.

Originally Posted by nmurshed

Hi Jamal-
I formatted the text as per my explanations and it worked. See attached file in Word 2010.