Setting the Starting Line Number

If you are working on a very long document that uses line numbering, you may have stored parts of the document in different files. When you print those files, you don't want the line numbers to start over at 1 for each file you print. To adjust the starting line number for a document, follow these steps:

1. Select the Page Setup option from the File menu. You will see the Page Setup dialog box.
2. Click on the Layout tab. (Click here to see a related figure.)
3. Click on the Line Numbers button. You will see the Line Numbers dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
4. Adjust the starting line number by changing the number in the Start At box.
5. Change the line number increment value (Count By) if desired.
6. Click on OK to close the Line Numbers dialog box.
7. Click on OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.