How can I put LINENUMBER to right-hand in word2003?

[koreazheng]

:banghead: the default line number in word2003 is at the left hand like
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|1 AAAAA
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|5 BBBBBB
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|
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|10 CCCCCC
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But how can I put it to the right hand, like below
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AAAAAA 1 |
BBBBBBB 5 |
CCCCCC 10 |
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THANK U very much!:bow:

[mdmackillop]

From what I've read, the line number column is on the left. I don't see a property to change this.

[fumei]

Line numbers are in the margin. So even if you could put them in the right margin - which you can not - it would NOT look like:

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AAAAAA 1 |
BBBBBBB 5 |
CCCCCC 10 |
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It would look like:

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AAAAAA ___________________________________1 |
BBBBBBB__________________________________5 |
CCCCCC___________________________________10 |
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I used the underscore ( _ ) to move the numbers to the right. You can not add extra spaces here. Odd that.

Line numbers are in the margin.

[TonyJollans]

If you change the Section direction (on Page Setup > Layout tab) to right-to-left then line numbers will appear in the right-hand margin. This setting may cause some other effects so it may not be suitable in all circumstances but it's worth trying.

[fumei]

That must be new in 2003. Didn't know that. I see no Section direction choice in 2002.

[TonyJollans]

Sorry, I sometimes forget my system setup is a bit non-standard. The option is in 2002 (and earlier) but it is only available if you have at least one right-to-left language enabled.

I just checked and if you set line numbers on the right and then open the document on a system without right-to-left enabled, the line numbers don't show - they are there but they just don't show.

koreazheng,

I don't know if you have right-to-left available as an option (I don't know if Chinese - a 'complex' language - triggers right-to-left availability) or if all your co-workers will have it - or even if you are working in Chinese :). You will have to check it out on your own system.

[koreazheng]

Oh,Thank You all! I
My English is very poor, I cannot find the correct words to send my thank to you all kind guys. hh
I am now trying to realize it by other methods., by VBA etc..
If I can find a way , I will paste it to this forum.

Thanks again!