<lnNumType> (Line Numbering Settings)

This element specifies the settings for line numbering to be displayed before each column of text in this section in the document.

example: 
<w:sectPr>
  …
  <w:lnNumType w:countBy="1" />
</w:sectPr>

This content specifies that line numbers shall be included on each line, restart on each page (the default), be placed automatically based on the text (the default), and shall restart at one (the default). ]

Parent Elements

<sectPr> (§2.6.17); <sectPr> (§2.6.18); <sectPr> (§2.6.19)

Attributes

Description

<countBy> (Line Number Increments to Display)

Specifies the line number increments to be displayed in the current document.

Although each line has an associated line number, only lines which are an even multiple of this value shall be displayed.

<w:lnNumType … w:countBy="5"/>

This setting ensures that only lines whose number is a multiple of  (e.g. 5, 10, and 15) will have a line number displayed. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_DecimalNumber simple type (§2.18.16).

<distance> (Distance Between Text and Line Numbering)

Specifies the distance between the text margin and the edge of any line numbers appearing in that section.

<w:lnNumType … w:distance="720"/>

The @distance attribute specifies that there shall be a 720 twip spacing between the text margin and the ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_TwipsMeasure simple type (§2.18.105).

<restart> (Line Numbering Restart Setting)

Specifies when the line numbering in this section shall be reset to the line number specified by the @start attribute's value.

The line numbering increments for each line (even if it is not displayed) until it reaches the restart point specified by this element.

<w:sectPr>
  …
  <w:lnNumType w:restart="newPage" ... />
</w:sectPr>

The value of newPage specifies that the line numbers shall restart at the top of each page to the value specified by the @start attribute. In this case, newPage is the default, so this value could have been omitted entirely. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_LineNumberRestart simple type (§2.18.54).

<start> (Line Numbering Starting Value)

Specifies the starting value used for the first line whenever the line numbering is restarted by use of the @restart attribute.

<w:lnNumType w:start="3" w:countBy="5"/>

The @start attribute specifies that line numbers shall be counted starting from the number 3. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_DecimalNumber simple type (§2.18.16).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_LineNumber">
	<attribute name="countBy" type="ST_DecimalNumber" use="optional"/>
	<attribute name="start" type="ST_DecimalNumber" use="optional"/>
	<attribute name="distance" type="ST_TwipsMeasure" use="optional"/>
	<attribute name="restart" type="ST_LineNumberRestart" use="optional"/>
</complexType>