LineNumbering Property

Returns or sets the LineNumbering object that represents the line numbers for the specified PageSetup object.

expression   Required. An expression that returns a PageSetup object.

Remarks

You must be in print layout view to see line numbering.

Example

This example enables line numbering for the active document.

ActiveDocument.PageSetup.LineNumbering.Active = True

This example enables line numbering for a document named "MyDocument.doc" The starting number is set to one, every fifth line number is shown, and the numbering is continuous throughout all sections in the document.

set myDoc = Documents("MyDocument.doc")
With myDoc.PageSetup.LineNumbering
    .Active = True
    .StartingNumber = 1
    .CountBy = 5
    .RestartMode = wdRestartContinuous
End With

This example sets the line numbering in the active document equal to the line numbering in MyDocument.doc.

ActiveDocument.PageSetup.LineNumbering = Documents("MyDocument.doc") _
    .PageSetup.LineNumbering