Microsoft KB Archive/61029

Missing Line Numbers or Only Numbers 0 Through 9 Print

PSS ID Number: Q61029 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Word, if Line Numbers in the Format Section dialog box is selected, lines should be numbered in Print Preview and in the printout. This numbering will appear to the left of the text in the margin area. However, in some situations the numbers may not show or the numbering may repeat from 0-9. If either situation occurs, the margins have been set too small.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Since line numbers appear to the left of the text in the margin area, if the margins are set too small, the line numbers will be pushed off into the unprintable area of the paper. This may cause them to not be shown at all, or it may cause only the rightmost digit to appear, thus the 0-9 repetition.

On U.S. letter-size paper, the left margin can be set no smaller than .8 to get the entire line number to print to a LaserWriter. If the margin is set to approximately .75, only the rightmost number will appear. On legal-size paper, the acceptable margins will be .5 inches larger.

For more information on line numbering, see Pages 43, 44, 206-207, and 319 of the “Reference to Microsoft Word” version 4.0 manual.

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