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<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label linespread</title>
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<h3>Why doesn&rsquo;t <code>\</code><code>linespread</code> work?</h3>
<p/>The command <code>\</code><code>linespread{</code><em>factor</em><code>}</code> is supposed to multiply
the current <code>\</code><code>baselineskip</code> by &lt;<i>factor</i>&gt;; but, to all
appearances, it doesn&rsquo;t.
<p/>In fact, the command is equivalent to
<code>\</code><code>renewcommand{<code>\</code><code>baselinestretch</code>}{factor}</code>: written that
way, it somehow feels less surprising that the effect isn&rsquo;t immediate.
The <code>\</code><code>baselinestretch</code> factor is only used when a font is selected;
a mere change of <code>\</code><code>baselinestretch</code> doesn&rsquo;t change the font, any
more than does the command
<code>\</code><code>fontsize{</code><em>size</em><code>}{</code><em>baselineskip</em><code>}</code> &mdash; you have to follow
either command with <code>\</code><code>selectfont</code>.  So:
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\fontsize{10}{12}%
\selectfont
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or:
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\linespread{1.2}%
\selectfont
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Of course, a package such as <i>setspace</i>, whose job is to
manage the baseline, will deal with all this stuff &mdash; see
&ldquo;<a href="FAQ-linespace.html">managing double-spaced documents</a>&rdquo;.  If
you want to avoid <i>setspace</i>, beware the behaviour of
linespread changes within a paragraph: read 
&ldquo;<a href="FAQ-baselinepar.html"><code>\</code><code>baselineskip</code> is a paragraph parameter</a>&rdquo;.
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<dt><tt><i>setspace.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/setspace/setspace.sty">macros/latex/contrib/setspace/setspace.sty</a>
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<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=linespread">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=linespread</a>
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