How to add line numbers in Google Docs

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Adding line numbers in your document allows you to specify the position of the lines or paragraphs within your document. This is useful for several reasons. For one, it allows you to reference that line (e.g. line 20) so that other people can easily find it. 

And if you are a student, you probably have to write a lot of essays, which require citations. Having line numbers is very useful when you’re adding citations and creating a bibliography. 

Because Google Docs is such a popular word processing software, “how to add line numbers in Google Docs” is a really popular search query. Unfortunately, readers are disappointed to find that Google Docs doesn’t have a line numbering feature, the way MS Word does.

However, this doesn’t mean that you cannot add line numbers in your Google Docs document. There is one possible way: you can install and use a Chrome extension called ‘Line Numbers for Google Docs.’ 

In this article, we will talk in depth about how to use this extension to number the lines in Google Docs. We will also cover how you can add paragraph numbers without using this extension. Let’s get started!

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How to duplicate a page in Word

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Recently we published a post which explained how you can easily clone a word document.

However, sometimes it is necessary to duplicate a part of the document you are writing in Word and paste it into either the same or another document.

How to duplicate a page in a Word Document.

You can do this in two ways:

  • Duplicate a Page Using Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Duplicate a Page Using Word Menus

We will explain both the methods step-by-step. Let us begin.

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How To Remove Anchor In Word

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If you are going to insert images along with text in a Word document, the anchor helps, just as its name suggests, in positioning them in different ways.

For instance, you may want the image to remain anchored in the document text in a certain paragraph while allowing the text to wrap around the image.

The wrapping can have several options, such as arranging the text to appear above or below the image, over the image, or behind it. In short, an anchor in a Word document ensures that the text wraps around the image just as you intend it to.

However, you may want the image to move freely with the text in the document, that is,  allow it to be in line with the text.

Word does not use an anchor when the image is in-line with the text, as it treats the image as a character within a sentence in the document.

Although the anchor is a useful tool allowing you greater creative freedom when you are adding images to your document, there are times when you do not want it.

2 ways to remove anchor in Word

  • Stop object anchors from showing
  • Remove the anchor icon

Let us begin.

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How to remove Page Break in Word

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Word uses page breaks to separate one page from the next. This may be necessary to position a table or an image completely on a page, without partly spilling over to the next page.

Printers use page breaks to know when to start with fresh paper. Useful as they are, page breaks can mess up a Word document, if their location has changed due to say, multiple edits—necessitating their removal.

Most users face trouble when removing page breaks.

They may be following the correct sequence for removing the breaks, but somehow, it does not work.

Stubborn page breaks are mainly due to enabling of track changes.

2 ways to remove Page breaks in MS Word

  • Remove page breaks individually
  • Remove page breaks through Find and Replace

Let us start.

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How to change the thickness of a horizontal line in Google Docs

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Google Docs gives you several options for inserting a horizontal line in your document. Whether you want to visually divide the different sections of your document or just improve the look of your text, inserting horizontal lines is useful for a variety of reasons.

Although Google Docs has a default format for horizontal lines, you have the option to change it. You can change different aspects of your horizontal line, including its fill, border colour, length and thickness. 

In this article,  we will be focusing on how to change the thickness of a horizontal line in your Google Docs document.

Along the way, you can also learn how to insert a horizontal line in your document, for those who didn’t already know that. Specifically, we will be covering the following two methods that you can use to change the thickness of a horizontal line:

  • Through shapes
  • Through paragraph borders

With that introduction, let’s get started.

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How to wrap Text in Google Docs

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Text wrapping is a feature in Google Docs that allows you to properly position images and other objects (such as shapes) in your document. 

Using this feature will not only make your document look cleaner, but it will also save space which is especially useful if you are printing out the document. 

In this article, we will be talking about the text wrapping feature in Google Docs- what it is, why it is useful and how to use the feature in your document.

Let’s get started.

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How to remove section breaks in Word Documents

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Word allows you to separate your styles in a document with section breaks. However, after many viewers have edited a document, the section breaks may no longer exhibit proper formatting. You may have to delete section breaks to fix the problem.

2 ways to remove/delete section breaks in a word document

  • Delete section breaks individually
  • Delete all section breaks using Find and Replace

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How to create one-inch margin in Google Docs

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The margin is the distance between the text in your document and the edge of the document.

Changing the margins allows you to adjust how much of the space in your document you want the text to use. 

Every document in Google Docs has a default setting for the margins. However, you can change these default settings and customize your margins. You can change the margins for the left, right, top, or bottom of your document. 

You can also decide whether you want to change the margins for the entire page or just for a few paragraphs in your document. If you want to use these margins for future documents as well, you can make the new settings default.

In this article, we will be talking about the two broad ways in which you can change the margins in your document. We will also be taking you through the steps of changing the margins for each of these methods.

Note that we will specifically be talking about how to create a 1-inch margin but the steps we provide can be used for creating margins of any length/width.

Let’s get started.

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How to Delete Comments in Word

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After an extensive proof-reading or editing, a Word document may contain multiple track changes and/or comments in the markup area.

Even after accepting the changes and resolving the comments, some of them may linger on in the document, popping up occasionally.

As comments are also involved with tracked changes, it is necessary to either accept or reject the changes, and stop the tracking, before deleting the comments.

Word allows you to do this individually or collectively. 

While dealing with tracked changes individually, you can also resolve the associated comment, before moving on to the next change and its comment.

However, you can also attend to all tracked changes first and then collectively remove the comments.

Therefore, we will show you how to:

  • Accept changes individually or collectively
  • Reject changes individually or collectively
  • Delete comments individually
  • Delete comments collectively

Let’s begin.

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