It counts only lines in paragraphs. If you don't want a line counted, use
Space Before/After instead of an empty paragraph.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"John" wrote in message
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How do I get Word 2007 to only count the lines with text and not the space
with no text?