Nisus Writer Pro - Manual (Page 103)

Creating Documents 83
Set spacing between paragraphs
The space Before (above) paragraph “stepper” affects the space between the first line of the selected
paragraph(s) and the last line of the preceding paragraph.
Figure 88
Space Before (Above) Paragraph (with show invisibles turned on)
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Click the “steppers” to apply varying amounts of spacing you want between paragraphs or type
the number of points appropriate in the text edit box to the left of each “stepper”.
The space After (below) paragraph “stepper” affects the space below the last line of each selected
paragraph and the first line of any succeeding paragraph.
Figure 89
Space After (Below) Paragraph (with show invisibles turned on)
All of the spacing controls are also available from the menu Format > Paragraph Spacing. However,
they use preset amounts to increase and decrease the spaces. You can have better control using the
Paragraph palette.