Spacing book subtitles to equal a fixed number of lines

I am laying out the inside pages of a book in body text of 11/13 points (which is 13 point line spacing of course) and I therefore want the subheadings to take up exactly 26 points, which is two lines, so that the number of lines on facing pages is always the same.  When I modify the "Heading 3" style, it informs me that the heading has "6 points before and 0 points after," but when I try to adjust those spaces, it will only accept multiples of 6 points. So, I set the line spacing at EXACTLY 22 points, and this does make the heading take up about two lines of space. But the figures do not make sense. Is there any way to adjust the space before and after a title accurately?

Ross

 
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Not only can you type in a specific number of points, you can also enter quantities in inches (" or in) or centimeters (cm), and Word will convert to points. This is handy when you need a great deal of space (2 or 3 inches, say) above or below a paragraph (as on a title page).
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You can set Spacing Before/After to any amount you want; just type it into the box.
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