Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated April 8, 2023)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365
Word allows you to add line numbers to your documents, as you have learned in other issues of WordTips. You might be wondering how to change the formatting of the line numbers. Word makes it quite simple by relying on styles for its line numbers. Simply follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Modify Style dialog box.
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2024-03-18 19:04:47
Exactly what I was going for
2023-12-15 17:44:40
Shane
Thanks! It worked!!!
2023-09-26 22:45:32
H
Thank you, this was very helpful for my manuscript! The different font was really bothering me :)
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