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Office How-to of the Week: Line Numbering in Word
Among the
many reasons WordPerfect has been so successful in law offices is its
support for many document features. Word isn't as strong in this area,
but it does offer the ability to number lines, a key feature in many legal
documents.
To add line
numbers:
- Switch
to Print Layout view (use the View/Print layout command or click on
the Print Layout button on your toolbar).
- Select
the area you want numbered. For example, to add line numbers to a paragraph,
triple-click anywhere within the paragraph. You can also use the Ctrl
+ A shortcut (or the menu command Edit/Select All) to select the entire
document.
- Use the
File/Page Setup command.
- Choose
the Layout tab and look for the "Apply to" box. Make sure
it reflects the area you want to add numbers to. For example, if you
selected text, the "Apply to" box should be set to "Selected
text".
- Click
on the Line Numbers button. Check the "Add line numbering"
text box, then choose the numbering options (beginning line number,
increment, and so on). If you want numbers to begin at 1 for the first
line and increment by 1 through the end of the document, be sure to
select the "Continuous" option in the Numbering section. (The
default starts numbering at "1" with each new page.)
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