Line Numbering

Some types of documents (such as legal documents) may need line numbers to the left of each line. Word allows you to easily add such line numbers; this tip explains how to do so.

When your numbered lists are interspersed with paragraphs with different formatting, Word will keep the numbering going with this tip.

A couple of tips for turning lists into regular text in Word.

Word provides no way to insert a cross-reference that returns a line number. This tip presents one possible workaround, using SEQ fields and bookmarks, but that would only be viable for small amounts of text.

Make your line numbers look the way you want.

Line numbers come in very handy for certain types of documents, such as legal or scientific documents. Word adds the lines to the left of any line of text, except lines of text that appear within other objects, such as text boxes or tables. This tip explains how you can work around this limitation when it comes to tables.

Line numbers can be added to a document, and is typically done in legal documents. The line numbers appear to the left of each line on a page, and Word allows you to control the distance between those line numbers and the text of the document.

Word allows you to add line numbers to the left of the body of your document. (This is often done in legal documents.) If you wish to turn off line numbering, you can do so using the steps described in this tip.

You are not limited to starting the line numbering in a document with 1. You can, instead, start the numbering at any other value you want. This is real handy when you have multiple documents that need to be printed, in order.

How to specify the beginning line number in Word.