DropCap object: Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the dropped capital letter and the paragraph text. Read/write Single.
LineNumbering object: Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the right edge of line numbers and the left edge of the document text. Read/write Single.
Example
This example adds line numbers to the active document. The distance between the line numbers and the left margin is 36 points (0.5 inch).
With ActiveDocument.PageSetup.LineNumbering
.Active = True
.CountBy = 5
.DistanceFromText = 36
End With
This example sets a dropped capital letter for the first paragraph in the active document. The offset for the dropped capital letter is then set to 12 points.
With ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).DropCap
.Enable
.FontName= "Arial"
.Position = wdDropNormal
.DistanceFromText = 12
End With