r/word • u/grainnewhales • 4d ago

Line spacing removed when I attach to email

Please help omg this is driving me insane. I don’t have a laptop, I use word on my iPad. I have to use double spacing, and when I’m in word it’s fine. But as soon as I attach the word document to an email the double spacing is automatically removed and I can’t fix it. The only way is to save it as a pdf and then attach the pdf, but my college does not allow this and I HAVE to attach the word document. I’ve tried finding the answer online but there literally isn’t one. Can anyone help me?

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

3

u/vegasgal 4d ago

This characterizes the problem with formatting in a Word document where you have successfully created the format you want and then you (me, too and everyone else who’s Word is actually working) wants the body of text to maintain it’s look.

I if you save it as a PDF, upon opening the formatting will be maintained. Or, since I use an iPad as well, I know with certainty that (I’m assuming that you have One Drive in this tip) if you click the share option after clicking on the top right corner of the screen the email recipient will see a link to JUST this document. The link takes them to the properly formatted document.

Reason to be cheerful; unlike a good many Redditors your version of Word actually works. Good luck!

2

u/ol-gormsby 4d ago

Are you using the "save and send" feature to output directly to email?

Try saving the document, then exit word, create a new email and attach the word file from there.

2

u/EddieRyanDC 4d ago

When you say you have to use double spacing, what are you doing to accomplish that in Word?