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Line number in Word Ever try to communicate with someone about an MS Word document and wish you had line numbers to refer back to? For older versions of Word, line numbers are part of the Page Setup settings (File menu, Page Setup choice). You're then looking for the Layout tab.

In the bottom section, tell Word where to apply the line numbers (whole document, this point forward or if you selected some text before you began, selected section) and click on the Line Numbers button. Note: If you start with selected text and choose to number just that portion, Word will automatically put a page break both before and after the selected text. If you choose to number the lines from this point forward, Word will then insert a page break before the numbers begin. When the Line Numbers window opens, you need to check the "Add line numbering" option.

That choice will activate the rest of the window. Here you can make decisions regarding how to number (every line, every two lines, every five lines, etc.), what number to start with and how far to place the numbers from the text. Don't forget to make a choice at the bottom regarding continuous numbering throughout the document or restarting (at a page or section break). When you've made all your choices, click OK. Click OK again to exit the Page Setup window.

Word 2007,. You simply need the Page Layout tab on the ribbon, Page Numbers button.

When you click on that button, you'll find a list of choices that are pretty self-explanatory. If you want to get to the choices shown above for other versions of Word, choose "Line Numbering Options." That will take you to the trusty Page Setup dialogue window and things will work the same as they do in other versions of Word. Word 2007 users the Note: also applies to them 