TDMedia,

You can do as you please, but it should be apparent to you that
Suzannne and I are both trying to help you and not frustrate you.

Concede if you will, that the reason your "blank" lines are being
counted (or marked with line numbers) is because they are a line. Just
like a jar that is empty is still a jar!!

You create these empty jars when you press the enter key in Word and
then press it again without putting something in the jar that you just
created.

Jars are counted and marked with line (jar) numbers regardless if they
are empty or not.

Now if you want to create space between these jars, then redefine your
paragraph format (jar definition) to include "space before" or "space
after."

You do that by clicking on the "Format" menu. Then selecting the
"Paragraph" command. Then try looking at the dialog box that opens and
see if the fog doesn't lift.

Good luck.