Font Setting?

[jstevens]

I inherited a Word document and when I highlight a word, the highlight not only highlights the word but about 1.5 inches below the word. If I select another word on a different row, the highlight is around to word as I would expect.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

[HansV]

Could you attach a small sample document that demonstrates the problem?

[Rudi]

Are the words in the last line of the paragraph?
If so, it sounds like paragraph spacing.

Select the line (or paragraph) and press CTRL+Q to see if it resolves.

[jstevens]

Hans/Rudi,

I have determined that it is related to "Line and Paragraph Spacing". The navigation is Home Tab>Paragraph Section>Line & Paragraph Spacing. One can set line spacing within a paragraph. Once I removed/reset it, the results were what I would expect.

Thanks for taking a look.