Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Removing Line Numbering.
Once you have turned on line numbering, you may later want to remove the line numbers added by Word. For instance, during development of a document you might want to have line numbers, and then you want them removed for the final document. To disable line numbering completely, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Layout tab of the Page Setup dialog box.
Figure 2. The Line Numbers dialog box.
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2016-10-19 12:23:52
alan white
concerning
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how do i remove numbers using word 2010 keystroke ?
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2015-05-14 07:10:56
Dawn Cowley
I'm afraid this did not remove the numbers. What else can I try?
Thanks
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