
In this Google Docs article, we will discuss how to remove extra spaces between lines, texts, and paragraphs in Google Docs.
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How to remove extra spaces in Google Docs
Extra Spacing Between the Lines
An efficient way to remove extra spaces between lines in Google Docs is to use “Custom Spacing.” Custom spacing fixes strange line spacing issues and removes extra spaces.
- Open your Google Docs document and select the texts.
- Click on the Format menu, mouse hover on the Line & paragraph spacing option, and Choose the Custom Spacing option, as shown below.

3. To remove the extra spaces between lines in your Google Docs document, customize the spacing option as below:
- Paragraph spacing before 0
- Paragraph spacing after 0
- Line spacing: 1
Then click on the Apply button to save the changes.

Extra Spacing Between the Words
Follow the below steps to remove extra spaces between words in Google Docs.
- Open your Google Docs document.
- Press the Ctrl + H keys from your keyboard or click on the Edit menu –> Select the Find and Replace option.

3. On the Find text box, click on it and press the space bar twice; in the Replace With textbox, click on it and press the space bar once. Then press the Replace all button.

Repeat the same step to cover all.
Extra Spacing Between the paragraphs
Follow the below steps if you wish to remove extra spaces between paragraphs in Google Docs.
- Open your Google Docs document.
- Select the complete text that you wish to fix.
- Click on the Format menu –> Mouse hover on the Line & paragraph spacing option –> Then select the Remove Space before paragraph or Remove Space after paragraph options as shown below.

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Conclusion
In this article, we discussed how to remove extra spaces between lines, texts, and paragraphs in Google Docs. Thanks for reading!

I am Rajkishore, and I have over 14 years of experience in the Software Industry. For a long time, I have been using Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google Sheets for my document usage, and I am sharing all the tips and tricks, the challenges I have come across, and their solutions to use Google Docs for your day-to-day use. I hope you will learn from these practical Google Docs tutorials. Read more.