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How can you determine your exact position on the page like you could in WordPerfect?

I have had some things I needed to do in Word where I needed to know my exact position on the page vertically or horizontally (like what line I'm on on the page or my horizontal position on the page so I could match it) but cannot figure out if I am able to see that in Word.  This feature was a regular feature in WordPerfect 5.0 & 5.1 which I used to love.  EVERY single position vertically & horizontally had a position number.  Is there a way to determine that in Word?  As a page layout designer I really need this feature? Does anyone know what I'm talking about and if Word does this at all and how I can turn it on if it does?  Sorry if my words seem jumbled but having a hard time describing what I'm talking about.  I used Word 03 & 10


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Just right-click on the gray status bar at the bottom of your screen. The "Customize Status Bar" window will open up. In the first group of options, left-click on "Vertical page position," Line number," and "Column." The information you require will thenceforth appear on the status bar, generally to the right of your page and section number.

 

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-Phil

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The "Go To" command will take you directly to a specific line number or to a relative line number (your choice). Just press Ctrl+G to trigger the "Go To" tab on the "Find and Replace" dialog box. Select "Line" and type in a number. If you were to enter something like "8" (without the quotes) and click OK, Word would take you to line #8 of the current page. If you were to enter "+8" or "-8" (again, without the quotes), Word would take the cursor down 8 lines or up 8 lines respectively.

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