WD: Line Numbers Stop After Line 65534

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you apply line numbers to a large document, and the line numbers reach 65534 on a page, line numbers are suppressed for the remaining lines. If your document continues to a new page, the line numbers reappear, but numbering is restarted.

CAUSE

By design, Word will only number lines up to 65534. When your document exceeds 65534 total lines and continues on to additional pages, the line numbers start over again at line 1.

WORKAROUND

There is no workaround to allow Word to number lines beyond 65534. However, Force word to display the restarted line numbers on the page that contains line number 65534, insert a continuous section break at the end of line 65534.

To insert a continuous section break, follow these steps:

1. Place the insertion point at the end of line 65534.

2. On the Insert menu, click Break.

3. Under Section Breaks, click to select Continuous, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

To apply line numbers, follow these steps:

1. Open an existing document or create a new one.

2. On the File menu, click Page Setup.

3. Do one of the following:

   - Windows: On the Layout tab, click Line Numbers.

        -or-
   

   - Macintosh: Change Page Attributes to Microsoft Word, click Margins,

        and then on the Layout tab, click Line Numbers.
   

4. In the Line Numbers dialog box, click to select the "Add line numbering" check box, and then click OK.

Keywords          : kbnumbering macword ntword winword word8 word97 wordnt
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a,97; WINNT:6.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix kbworkaround