Microsoft KB Archive/88750

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Line Number Font and Size Different From Document Font or Size

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Q88750

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word for Windows, sometimes the font and size character formatting of text in the standard style Line Number is different from the text in the rest of your document. This behavior occurs if you change the character formatting in the document to a font or size that is different from that of the Normal style. The Line Number style is based on the Normal style; therefore, it formats the line number text for the Normal font and size. The same behavior occurs with other Word for Windows styles whose descriptions begin &quot;Normal +&quot; (such as Header or Footer).

WORKAROUND

 * To change the font or size character formatting in a document that uses styles whose definition begins with &quot;Normal +&quot;, change the Normal style definition for that document.

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 * Change the style definition for the styles, such as Line Number or Header, whose definition begins with &quot;Normal +&quot; so the character formatting is the same as that of the rest of your document.

Note: In Word for Windows version 6.0, the Line Number style is still based on the Normal style, though the definition begins with &quot;Default Paragraph Font +&quot;. The above information still applies.