1. Hit CTRL+A to select all the text in the document.
  2. Hit CTRL+H to open the Find and Replace window.
  3. Type two spaces in the Find what field.
  4. Type one space in the Replace with field.
  5. Click Replace All. That’s all there is to it. Word will change the double spaces to single spaces and tell you how many replacements it made. Click No to searching the rest of the document, since you already selected all of the text.

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