# How to Print Line Numbers in MS Word?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 6, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-print-line-numbers-in-ms-word/421742 "2007-10-06T11:54:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-print-line-numbers-in-ms-word/421742/1 "2007-10-06T11:54:14Z")

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I know how to show line numbers in MS Word, but why won’t they print? What is the secret option, and where does it hide? Thanx!

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-print-line-numbers-in-ms-word/421742/2 "2007-10-06T13:14:13Z")

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Hm, I just added line numbers to a doc, hit Print, and they printed just fine. (Word 2000)

Perhaps your margins are set too wide, and the line numbers are outside the print area?

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-print-line-numbers-in-ms-word/421742/3 "2007-10-06T14:49:54Z")

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Here’s how I made them print:

File \> Page Setup \> Layout tab \> Line Numbers button \> Add Line Numbers checkbox.

Also check under Format \> Paragraph \> Line and Page Breaks to make sure that “Suppress Line Numbers” is unchecked.

All for Word 2003.