Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
line numbering
How do I double space line numbering on a single spaced page? I've tried
"start with 1" and count by 2, but it always starts with 2 instead of 1. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for this and all of your help. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Well, if you specify 2 for "Count by", Word will display line numbers
2, 4, 6, 8, etc. Similarly, if you specify 3, Word will display numbers for the third, sixth, ninth, etc. lines. This is by design. If you want a custom format for line numbering, you'll have to do the following: On the View menu, click Header and Footer. Word positions the insertion point in the header. On the Insert menu, click Text Box. Draw a text box in the left margin. Adjust its height so that it fits exactly within the top and bottom margins of the page. Remove the border. Set the top and bottom margins of the text box to zero. In the text box, make sure that text has the same font, font size, and line spacing as the text of the main body of the document. Type ENTER multiple times so that you fill the text box vertically. Then enter the desired numbers. For example, you can type 1 for the first line, 3 for the third line, 5 for the fifth line, if this is what you want. Note that the success of the above method depends on how you indicate new paragraphs in your text. If you are using first line indents, it should work fine. (In this case, empty paragraphs work fine, too -- but their use is not recommended in Word documents.) On the other hand, if you are using Spacing Before (or After), you may have to set Line Spacing to a fixed amount (for body text as well as the text in the text box), or your custom line numbers may not match text lines properly. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... How do I double space line numbering on a single spaced page? I've tried "start with 1" and count by 2, but it always starts with 2 instead of 1. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for this and all of your help. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
I forgot to mention that if you have headings of a different size, of
course these will also cause any manually typed line numbers to not match the baselines of text. Fixed line spacing would cure that -- but it has to be applied to all text, including headings, and it may not look so good. Perhaps you'll find that it is easier to accept the behavior of Word's built-in line numbering feature. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Well, if you specify 2 for "Count by", Word will display line numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. Similarly, if you specify 3, Word will display numbers for the third, sixth, ninth, etc. lines. This is by design. If you want a custom format for line numbering, you'll have to do the following: On the View menu, click Header and Footer. Word positions the insertion point in the header. On the Insert menu, click Text Box. Draw a text box in the left margin. Adjust its height so that it fits exactly within the top and bottom margins of the page. Remove the border. Set the top and bottom margins of the text box to zero. In the text box, make sure that text has the same font, font size, and line spacing as the text of the main body of the document. Type ENTER multiple times so that you fill the text box vertically. Then enter the desired numbers. For example, you can type 1 for the first line, 3 for the third line, 5 for the fifth line, if this is what you want. Note that the success of the above method depends on how you indicate new paragraphs in your text. If you are using first line indents, it should work fine. (In this case, empty paragraphs work fine, too -- but their use is not recommended in Word documents.) On the other hand, if you are using Spacing Before (or After), you may have to set Line Spacing to a fixed amount (for body text as well as the text in the text box), or your custom line numbers may not match text lines properly. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... How do I double space line numbering on a single spaced page? I've tried "start with 1" and count by 2, but it always starts with 2 instead of 1. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for this and all of your help. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Thanks a million for your reply, Stefan, especially for the detail and the
thought you put into it. It works great! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Well, if you specify 2 for "Count by", Word will display line numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. Similarly, if you specify 3, Word will display numbers for the third, sixth, ninth, etc. lines. This is by design. If you want a custom format for line numbering, you'll have to do the following: On the View menu, click Header and Footer. Word positions the insertion point in the header. On the Insert menu, click Text Box. Draw a text box in the left margin. Adjust its height so that it fits exactly within the top and bottom margins of the page. Remove the border. Set the top and bottom margins of the text box to zero. In the text box, make sure that text has the same font, font size, and line spacing as the text of the main body of the document. Type ENTER multiple times so that you fill the text box vertically. Then enter the desired numbers. For example, you can type 1 for the first line, 3 for the third line, 5 for the fifth line, if this is what you want. Note that the success of the above method depends on how you indicate new paragraphs in your text. If you are using first line indents, it should work fine. (In this case, empty paragraphs work fine, too -- but their use is not recommended in Word documents.) On the other hand, if you are using Spacing Before (or After), you may have to set Line Spacing to a fixed amount (for body text as well as the text in the text box), or your custom line numbers may not match text lines properly. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... How do I double space line numbering on a single spaced page? I've tried "start with 1" and count by 2, but it always starts with 2 instead of 1. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for this and all of your help. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
You are welcome.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Thanks a million for your reply, Stefan, especially for the detail and the thought you put into it. It works great! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Well, if you specify 2 for "Count by", Word will display line numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. Similarly, if you specify 3, Word will display numbers for the third, sixth, ninth, etc. lines. This is by design. If you want a custom format for line numbering, you'll have to do the following: On the View menu, click Header and Footer. Word positions the insertion point in the header. On the Insert menu, click Text Box. Draw a text box in the left margin. Adjust its height so that it fits exactly within the top and bottom margins of the page. Remove the border. Set the top and bottom margins of the text box to zero. In the text box, make sure that text has the same font, font size, and line spacing as the text of the main body of the document. Type ENTER multiple times so that you fill the text box vertically. Then enter the desired numbers. For example, you can type 1 for the first line, 3 for the third line, 5 for the fifth line, if this is what you want. Note that the success of the above method depends on how you indicate new paragraphs in your text. If you are using first line indents, it should work fine. (In this case, empty paragraphs work fine, too -- but their use is not recommended in Word documents.) On the other hand, if you are using Spacing Before (or After), you may have to set Line Spacing to a fixed amount (for body text as well as the text in the text box), or your custom line numbers may not match text lines properly. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... How do I double space line numbering on a single spaced page? I've tried "start with 1" and count by 2, but it always starts with 2 instead of 1. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for this and all of your help. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Do you know how to format line numbers? For some reason, unknown to me, my
line numbers now have 1.1.1 before the normal numbering. How do I get rid of the 1.1.1? "Stefan Blom" wrote: You are welcome. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Thanks a million for your reply, Stefan, especially for the detail and the thought you put into it. It works great! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Well, if you specify 2 for "Count by", Word will display line numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. Similarly, if you specify 3, Word will display numbers for the third, sixth, ninth, etc. lines. This is by design. If you want a custom format for line numbering, you'll have to do the following: On the View menu, click Header and Footer. Word positions the insertion point in the header. On the Insert menu, click Text Box. Draw a text box in the left margin. Adjust its height so that it fits exactly within the top and bottom margins of the page. Remove the border. Set the top and bottom margins of the text box to zero. In the text box, make sure that text has the same font, font size, and line spacing as the text of the main body of the document. Type ENTER multiple times so that you fill the text box vertically. Then enter the desired numbers. For example, you can type 1 for the first line, 3 for the third line, 5 for the fifth line, if this is what you want. Note that the success of the above method depends on how you indicate new paragraphs in your text. If you are using first line indents, it should work fine. (In this case, empty paragraphs work fine, too -- but their use is not recommended in Word documents.) On the other hand, if you are using Spacing Before (or After), you may have to set Line Spacing to a fixed amount (for body text as well as the text in the text box), or your custom line numbers may not match text lines properly. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... How do I double space line numbering on a single spaced page? I've tried "start with 1" and count by 2, but it always starts with 2 instead of 1. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for this and all of your help. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
See this thread in the numbering group whose subject is "Line Numbers
Have Unwanted Paragraph Numbers" or click this link: http://groups.google.se/group/micros...8c e6a69068ac -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Donna Nicholson" wrote in message ... Do you know how to format line numbers? For some reason, unknown to me, my line numbers now have 1.1.1 before the normal numbering. How do I get rid of the 1.1.1? "Stefan Blom" wrote: You are welcome. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Thanks a million for your reply, Stefan, especially for the detail and the thought you put into it. It works great! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Well, if you specify 2 for "Count by", Word will display line numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. Similarly, if you specify 3, Word will display numbers for the third, sixth, ninth, etc. lines. This is by design. If you want a custom format for line numbering, you'll have to do the following: On the View menu, click Header and Footer. Word positions the insertion point in the header. On the Insert menu, click Text Box. Draw a text box in the left margin. Adjust its height so that it fits exactly within the top and bottom margins of the page. Remove the border. Set the top and bottom margins of the text box to zero. In the text box, make sure that text has the same font, font size, and line spacing as the text of the main body of the document. Type ENTER multiple times so that you fill the text box vertically. Then enter the desired numbers. For example, you can type 1 for the first line, 3 for the third line, 5 for the fifth line, if this is what you want. Note that the success of the above method depends on how you indicate new paragraphs in your text. If you are using first line indents, it should work fine. (In this case, empty paragraphs work fine, too -- but their use is not recommended in Word documents.) On the other hand, if you are using Spacing Before (or After), you may have to set Line Spacing to a fixed amount (for body text as well as the text in the text box), or your custom line numbers may not match text lines properly. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... How do I double space line numbering on a single spaced page? I've tried "start with 1" and count by 2, but it always starts with 2 instead of 1. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for this and all of your help. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Thanks, I'll try some of those solutions.
"Stefan Blom" wrote: See this thread in the numbering group whose subject is "Line Numbers Have Unwanted Paragraph Numbers" or click this link: http://groups.google.se/group/micros...8c e6a69068ac -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Donna Nicholson" wrote in message ... Do you know how to format line numbers? For some reason, unknown to me, my line numbers now have 1.1.1 before the normal numbering. How do I get rid of the 1.1.1? "Stefan Blom" wrote: You are welcome. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Thanks a million for your reply, Stefan, especially for the detail and the thought you put into it. It works great! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Well, if you specify 2 for "Count by", Word will display line numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. Similarly, if you specify 3, Word will display numbers for the third, sixth, ninth, etc. lines. This is by design. If you want a custom format for line numbering, you'll have to do the following: On the View menu, click Header and Footer. Word positions the insertion point in the header. On the Insert menu, click Text Box. Draw a text box in the left margin. Adjust its height so that it fits exactly within the top and bottom margins of the page. Remove the border. Set the top and bottom margins of the text box to zero. In the text box, make sure that text has the same font, font size, and line spacing as the text of the main body of the document. Type ENTER multiple times so that you fill the text box vertically. Then enter the desired numbers. For example, you can type 1 for the first line, 3 for the third line, 5 for the fifth line, if this is what you want. Note that the success of the above method depends on how you indicate new paragraphs in your text. If you are using first line indents, it should work fine. (In this case, empty paragraphs work fine, too -- but their use is not recommended in Word documents.) On the other hand, if you are using Spacing Before (or After), you may have to set Line Spacing to a fixed amount (for body text as well as the text in the text box), or your custom line numbers may not match text lines properly. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... How do I double space line numbering on a single spaced page? I've tried "start with 1" and count by 2, but it always starts with 2 instead of 1. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for this and all of your help. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
You are welcome.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Donna Nicholson" wrote in message ... Thanks, I'll try some of those solutions. "Stefan Blom" wrote: See this thread in the numbering group whose subject is "Line Numbers Have Unwanted Paragraph Numbers" or click this link: http://groups.google.se/group/micros...8c e6a69068ac -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Donna Nicholson" wrote in message ... Do you know how to format line numbers? For some reason, unknown to me, my line numbers now have 1.1.1 before the normal numbering. How do I get rid of the 1.1.1? "Stefan Blom" wrote: You are welcome. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Thanks a million for your reply, Stefan, especially for the detail and the thought you put into it. It works great! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Well, if you specify 2 for "Count by", Word will display line numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. Similarly, if you specify 3, Word will display numbers for the third, sixth, ninth, etc. lines. This is by design. If you want a custom format for line numbering, you'll have to do the following: On the View menu, click Header and Footer. Word positions the insertion point in the header. On the Insert menu, click Text Box. Draw a text box in the left margin. Adjust its height so that it fits exactly within the top and bottom margins of the page. Remove the border. Set the top and bottom margins of the text box to zero. In the text box, make sure that text has the same font, font size, and line spacing as the text of the main body of the document. Type ENTER multiple times so that you fill the text box vertically. Then enter the desired numbers. For example, you can type 1 for the first line, 3 for the third line, 5 for the fifth line, if this is what you want. Note that the success of the above method depends on how you indicate new paragraphs in your text. If you are using first line indents, it should work fine. (In this case, empty paragraphs work fine, too -- but their use is not recommended in Word documents.) On the other hand, if you are using Spacing Before (or After), you may have to set Line Spacing to a fixed amount (for body text as well as the text in the text box), or your custom line numbers may not match text lines properly. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Island Girl" wrote in message ... How do I double space line numbering on a single spaced page? I've tried "start with 1" and count by 2, but it always starts with 2 instead of 1. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for this and all of your help. |
#10
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
line numbering
I recently started a new job that has 2007 Word after I have been using Word
2003 for 7 years. How do I put line numbering in for pleading paper? I am so confused and very frustrated! Anyone please help me. Thanks -- Tonya "Island Girl" wrote: How do I double space line numbering on a single spaced page? I've tried "start with 1" and count by 2, but it always starts with 2 instead of 1. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for this and all of your help. |
#11
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
line numbering
Locate the Page Layout Tab. In the Page Setup Group there is a Line
Numbering Command. The default is none. You can then choose whether to restart your numbering on each page, each section or never. They will follow exactly the pattern that you use - double spaced, single spaced, 1.15" spaced, etc. -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn as well. "Tonya" wrote in message : I recently started a new job that has 2007 Word after I have been using Word 2003 for 7 years. How do I put line numbering in for pleading paper? I am so confused and very frustrated! Anyone please help me. Thanks -- Tonya No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.6/1061 - Release Date: 10/10/2007 8:43 AM |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
double window envelope | Page Layout | |||
Bullets/numbers will not indent after first line | Microsoft Word Help | |||
How do I delete line numbering? | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Pleadings - Line Numbering aligning with text | Page Layout | |||
Numbering - skip a level | Microsoft Word Help |