How do I set line spacing inside BIRT Report Designer - report

I am new to using BIRT report designer. Our organisation brand guidline stipulates that all letters need to have line spacing of exact 15pt. And they go further and show us how to set this setting in Microsoft Word:
Now I am trying to set this in my reports that are created using BIRT, but for the life of me I cannot see where this setting if found?
Can someone please point me in the right direction?
My report is setup as follows:
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