Dissertation Line Spacing Formats

Dissertation writing is the hardest task to do in which you not only require to do researches but also need to format it as well that intends a broad category. There are many dissertation writing format types in which different parts are formatted. However, choosing different line spacing in a paper can affect the look of the paper. Here, you will be guided how you could select the appropriate line spacing for different parts.

Use the double line spacing for text, abstract, dedication, acknowledgments, and table of contents in your dissertation. However, on some of the places you need to do single line spacing that are highlighted below:

• Titles of chapter, titles of appendix, headings, subheadings that are of more than one line are given single line spacing
• The quotes that are in the form of paragraph called block quotations are given single line spacing
• Headings in column or in lines running in a table are given single line spacing
• For bibliography, there must be single line spacing if it is more than one line while use double line spacing between each entry
• Footnotes and endnotes should be single-spaced with double spacing between each entry
• For figure captions use single line spacing
• Normally for figures, tables, and illustrations, use double line spacing while for explanatory material use single line spacing
• For Appendices, the line spacing depends on the content  

The above-mentioned line spacing format is valid for the APA style, as writers use double space for all typed material. While MLA style users could also have this formatting options.