Ah, the double space, the classic savior of lazy essay writers. For those born after the '90s, you may not believe this, but there was a time when double-spacing school papers wasn't the norm.

When you're writing something, you may have to adjust the document's format to fit certain guidelines. From MLA to Chicago style, each has its own rules for paragraph spacing, font size and more.

You can set up and write an APA formatted paper in Google Docs using the platform's built-in tools or a template on its website.

Whether for personal preference or as a requirement for the APA or MLA writing style, we’ll show you how to double-space in Google Docs. The nice part about this format in Google Docs is that you can ...