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Line numbers for code in MS Word

Good evening folks,

I am in need of some support, regarding a bunch of codes I have to document in MS Word. As I see screen caps as a last result, I tried some of the solutions on stack overflow. After opening my code in Notepad++, I copied it to clipboard as RTF and pasted it into a text box. For some reason, the background became all yellow, so I removed that. Then I tried to add some line numbers, removed the dots and changed the font and size to match the code. It looked really nice, until I tried some code with indentation. Well, as you can see, it didn't work out too well. Is there anything I can do, besides replacing the tabulator with some spaces? And in that case, how many?

Answers are appreciated!

As you can clearly see, I failed at line three.

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You need to follow the steps in the second paragraph of my initial response.

With the following code in a Textbox

and the option set under File>Options>Proofing>AutoCorrecct Options...>AutoFormat As You Type for left- and first-indent to be set with tabs and backspaces

pressing tab in the third line of code results in

However, if the option to set left- and right-indent with tabs and backspace is unchecked, pressing tab in the code will result in

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
dougrobbinsmvp@gmail.com
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Last updated February 4, 2024 Views 2,795 Applies to: