Whether you are writing a legal contract, formatting a screenplay, or working on a specific academic paper, you sometimes need precise reference points in your text. Adding line numbers is a standard requirement for these documents, but the setting can be easy to miss if you don’t know where to look.
Google Docs actually has a built-in tool for this that is quite powerful. It allows you to not only add numbers but also control exactly how they behave, such as whether they continue through the whole document or restart on every page.
To help you master this feature, we’ve created a quick step-by-step video tutorial. 📹
What You’ll Learn in the Video 🔎
Our video goes beyond just turning them on; we cover the advanced settings too. In this tutorial, you will learn:
✅ Where to find the Line Number setting in the Tools menu. ✅ How to use the different modes: Continuous, Restart on each page, and Restart on each section. ✅ How to use a section break to control numbering part-way through a page. ✅ How to turn off line numbers for a specific section (like a title page).
Watch the full step-by-step guide on YouTube! 👇 https://youtu.be/JVXPHc8NMuk
How to Enable Line Numbers ✨
For those who need a quick reminder, here is the basic path to the setting:
- Open your Google Doc.
- Click on Tools in the top menu bar.
- Select Line numbers from the dropdown menu.
- Check the box that says “Show line numbers.”
From there, you can choose your numbering mode. If you need to do something complex, like having numbers stop and start for different chapters, be sure to watch the video to see how Section Breaks work!