doublespace a latex document?

[Max Stevens]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how to doublespace a latex document? I can't seem
to do it. Apparently (I'm told) that if I don't have a template for
it then I have to redefine \baselineskip to a different value, but I'm
not sure how to do that either.

Can anyone help me here please?

Thanks,
M
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This is the dichotomy that is Max.

[ian stevens]

In article <En1yH...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
Max Stevens <joms...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

>Can anyone tell me how to doublespace a latex document? I can't seem
>to do it. Apparently (I'm told) that if I don't have a template for

If you can't use

\usepackage{doublespace}

then you could change the vspace of the font you are using. I was doing
this today and can't seem to remember the command. I think it's a
parameter to the \font command, but I'm not sure. The PMC's copy of
_Making Tex Work_ has this information in the chapter on fonts.

ian.

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[Bill Bishop]

In article <En1yH...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>, joms...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (Max Stevens) writes:
>
> Hi,

>
> Can anyone tell me how to doublespace a latex document? I can't seem
> to do it. Apparently (I'm told) that if I don't have a template for

> it then I have to redefine \baselineskip to a different value, but I'm
> not sure how to do that either.
>
> Can anyone help me here please?
>

The easiest method is to change the \baselinestretch parameter as follows:

\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2.0}
\normalfont

The first command does the baselinestretch. The second command restores
the font to ensure that the new line spacing takes effect. In most cases,
only the first line will actually be required.

Bill.
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[ian stevens]

In article <En23J...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
ian stevens <iste...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

>\usepackage{doublespace}

This should be used in conjunction with

\begin{spacing}{2}
.
.
.
\end{spacing}

[Matt Corks]

You can use the command "\setlength{\baselineskip}{2\baselineskip}" after
"\begin{document}". You could also use a number like 1.5 instead of 2.
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