How to add line numbers to a Word document – the correct way (Word 2007, Word 2010 and Word 2013)
The numbers push the lines across and they run over onto the next line all possibility of right justification is lost and heaven help you if you want to insert or delete any text once you’ve done it! Then you would highlight the whole text and add numbered bullets. Well, to do this you would have to put a return at the end of each line to make it into a new line. If you find the need to add line numbers, it’s kind of natural that you might think – oh, I’ll just make the whole document into a numbered list. How NOT to add line numbers to a Word document So these are all reasons for adding line numbers to a Word document. Transcriptions will sometimes have line numbers, if they’re going to be discussed in detail, and we can probably all recall from our dim and distant pasts working on critiques of poems and plays which had 5, 10, 15 etc. Presumably they wanted to be able to refer to particular line numbers in their criticism of the piece. I was inspired to write this post after my colleague Katharine O’Moore Klopf mentioned that she’d been asked to do this by the editors of a journal for which she was editing an article. Why do I need to add line numbers to a Word document? Why would you want to do that? Read on and find out! This works for Word 2007, Word 2010 and Word 2013. Below, is an example of what this window may look like in Microsoft Word.This article explains the correct – and incorrect – way to add line numbers to a Word document. You can adjust the format through the new Bullets and Numbering window. How to change the bullets used or change the appearance of the numbersĪfter creating the numbering list or the bullets list, if you need to change the appearance, click Format and then the "Bullets and Numbering." option.
When you need to switch back to the numbered list, click the bullets button again or click Format and then "Bullets and Numbering.". When ready to insert a bullet list in the numbered list, press the numbering button or click Format and then "Bullets and Numbering.". Either click the number button (as shown at the beginning of the document) or click Format and then "Bullets and Numbering.". How to create a numbered list with a bulleted list When you need to switch back to bullets, click the numbering button again or click Format and then "Bullets and Numbering.". When ready to insert a numbered list in the bullets, press the bullets button or click Format and then "Bullets and Numbering.". Either click the bullets button (as shown at the beginning of the document) or click Format and then "Bullets and Numbering.". How to create a bullet list with a numbered list When you're ready to insert a new line without creating a new bullet or number, press Shift+ Enter. Either click the number button or bullet button (as shown at the beginning of the document) or click Format and then Bullets and Numbering. In some situations, you may need to have multiple paragraphs in a numbered or bulleted list. How to create multiple paragraphs without creating a new bullet or number Press Enter again to add additional lettered bullet items.īelow is an example of a numbered list with letters in it. Position the cursor where you want to add a bulleted item using a letter. Press Enter to add additional lettered bullet items.īelow is an example of a numbered list using letters instead of numbers. Type the text for the first lettered bullet item. In drop-down window that appears, select one of the numbered list options with letters. On the Home tab in the Ribbon, click the down arrow next to the number list button. To create a numbered list that also contains a letter list in Microsoft Word, follow the steps below. How to create a numbered list with letters To end the numbered list, press Enter twice.Ībove is an example of a numbered list. Type any text and press Enter to start the next number in the numbered list. If successful, a number one should appear. On the Home tab in the Ribbon, click the number list button, as shown at the top of the page. Position the cursor where you want to insert the number list. To create a numbered list in Microsoft Word, follow the steps below. How to create a numbered list in Microsoft Word To end the bullet list, press Enter twice. 
Type any text and press Enter to start the next bullet.
If successful, a bullet should appear. 
On the Home tab in the Ribbon, click the bullet list button, as shown at the top of the page.Position the cursor where you want to insert the bullet list.The Microsoft Word keyboard shortcut key to create a bullet is Ctrl+ Shift+ L.
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