Nisus Writer Pro - Manual (Page 300)

280 Line Numbering Paginating Numbering Lines, Sorting and More
Those aspects of line numbers that can be controlled exclusively by the Line Numbers palette
include
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The Line Numbers palette
• the number at which they start;
• whether each line has a number, or only specific lines at regular determined intervals display;
• the format of the numbers (Arabic, Roman, Kanji, etc.);
• the space between your text and the numbers;
• the font/face/size/color, etc.
Set the starting number of line numbers
1. Place your insertion point in a section with line numbers.
2. Type the number from which you want to have the line numbers begin counting in the Start
from text edit box in the Line Numbers palette (or click the “stepper” till you arrive at the
number you want).
The default is set to 1.
Determine the interval at which the line numbers display
1. Place your insertion point in a section with line numbers.
2. Type the number of the interval you want to have line numbers display in the Count by text
edit box in the Line Numbers palette (or click the “stepper” till you arrive at the desired
number).
The default is set to 1.
Determine the format of the numbers displayed
1. Place your insertion point in a section with line numbers.
2. Choose the format you want from the Format pop-up menu in the Line Numbers palette as
illustrated in Figure 42 on page 46.
The default is set to Arabic numerals (1,2,3).
Determine the size of the gutter, (the space between the numbers in the margin and
your text)
1. Place your insertion point in a section with line numbers.
2. Type the number of the measurement you want to have the line numbers display in the Gutter
width text edit box in the Line Numbers palette (or click the “stepper” till you arrive at the
number you want).
The default is set to .17".
Determine the font/face/size/color, etc. of the numbers displayed
1. Place your insertion point in a section with line numbers.
2. Make your choices using the Font section of the Line Numbers palette the same way in which
you use the Character palette as explained beginning in the section “Change the font of
characters” on page 91.
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Nisus Writer Pro numbers each line of all the columns of a section. If the gutter between the columns
is too narrow to display the numbers, be aware that any following numbers are added to the total and