Page Layout ⇒ LaTeX: equal to 1.5 spacing in Microsoft Word

[Wooldridge1]

Hello community,

I have to write a thesis. I would like to use 1.5 spacing. But this must be equal to 1.5 spacing in Microsoft Word. Therefore, I would like to ask you how can I implement this in LaTeX? I used \usepackage[onehalfspacing]{setspace}. But this does not work. :/

I hope that you can help me.

Best and many thanks in advance!

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hello,

you can match the Microsoft Word one-half spacing by putting this to your preamble, that is, before \begin{document}:

\linespread{1.25}

Reason: the standard line skip means a factor of 1.2 (such as font height 10pt, base line skip 12pt). Multiply with \linespread, so you get 1.25*1.2 = 1.5, so one-half.

You can compare a printed page with a printed Microsoft Word page, or compare on screen.

Stefan

[rais]

I don't have M$ Word here, but I seem to remember that---other than TeX---Word uses the `normal' base line skip as reference for this 1.5 factor, not the font's height.
I don't know this `normal' base line skip from Word, but if it's anywhere near to what LaTeX uses, you should be closer with \linespread{1.5}...or, speaking of setspace package, \setstretch{1.5}.

@Stefan: I think you've given an approximation of what the setspace package does with its onehalfspacing option---for 10 pt font size, that is.

KR
Rainer

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hm, maybe I don't have Word.

Stefan