How to Add Line Numbers in Microsoft Word

Great for lawyers, teachers, or to-do lists

If you have a document where you want to reference specific lines, like a contract or script, you can include line numbers. Here’s how to add line numbers in Microsoft Word.

Add Line Numbers in Word

You can add line numbers to your entire document or restart the numbering on each page or section if you like. The process to insert line numbers is the same in Microsoft Word on PC and Mac.

You should then see the lines in your Word document numbered along the left.

If you want to change the start number or count up by more than one at a time, you can adjust the Line Numbering Options.

Remove Line Numbers

If after you add the line numbers to your document, you decide to remove them, you can do so for the whole document or only certain portions.

To remove the line numbers from the entire document, go to theLayouttab and select theLine Numbersdrop-down arrow. PickNone.

To remove the numbering from a certain paragraph, place your cursor in that paragraph. Then, open theLine Numbersdrop-down menu and chooseSuppress for Current Paragraph. Repeat this process for additional paragraphs.

If you want to use numbers to reference specific lines in a legal, educational, or other type of document, adding them is easy in Microsoft Word.

For more Microsoft Office tutorials, look athow to insert page numbers in Word.

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