WD: Line Number Font Doesn't Follow Default Paragraph Font (105821)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q105821 SYMPTOMS
In Word, the Line Number character style formatting changes with the
Normal style font definition, even though the style is based on the Default
Paragraph Font.
The Line Number character style behaves differently than other
character styles that are based on the Default Paragraph Font, such as
Annotation Reference and Footnote Reference.
CAUSE
This behavior is by design. Changing line numbers to reflect
individual paragraph fonts would produce unprofessional documents.
Line numbers need to be consistent throughout a document, without
reflecting font changes in the text.
MORE INFORMATION
The Default Paragraph Font character style is defined as the font of
the underlying paragraph style and is the underlying style for such
character styles in Word 6.0 as Annotation Reference, Footnote
Reference, and Line Number. In general, the Default Paragraph Font
feature allows character styles to take on the font formatting of the
paragraph they are in.
The Line Number character style is based on Default Paragraph Font.
However, line number formatting actually changes based on the format
of the Normal style font formatting.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbFont kbprb KB105821 |
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