Change line spacing in a WordPad printout
Tighten or loosen the space between lines of a paragraph. This works on the PDF WordPad printed, even when its letters are only drawn shapes.
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How to do it
- 1.Drop your Microsoft Print to PDF file into MythosPDF. Drawn letters are turned back into text in a few seconds.
- 2.Open the Aa menu and use the Line spacing buttons.
- 3.Press Enter to save the line, then Export PDF.
How WordPad prints
- • WordPad uses Calibri 11 by default.
- • Microsoft removed WordPad from new Windows 11 installs in 2024, so a printed PDF is often the only copy left.
- • Formatting is simple: fonts, bold, italic, bullets and alignment.
What that means when you change line spacing
- • Formatting applies to the recovered text exactly as it would in a PDF that was saved with fonts.
- • After export, the recovered text can be selected, copied and searched, which the printout could not do.
What happens to the rest of the page
- • Spacing changes in half point steps.
- • Content below moves by the total change.
Questions people ask
+Can this make text fit on one page?
Often, yes. Slightly tighter spacing can save a line or two.
+Why can't I select text in my Microsoft Print to PDF file?
The driver often draws every letter as a shape instead of writing text. MythosPDF reads those shapes and turns them back into real text before you edit.
+Is it better to reprint from WordPad?
If you still have the WordPad file and a lot to change, yes. For a quick fix to the PDF you already have, editing it is faster.
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