Line it Up
By Richard C. Belthoff Jr.
Richard C. Belthoff Jr. is vice president and assistant general counsel at Wachovia Corp.
He can be reached via e-mail at richard.belthoff@wachovia.com.
There are two ways to display lines numbers in a Corel WordPerfect document: Line Numbering or Pleading Paper. These features are not mutually exclusive, so you should only use one at a time.
If you just want line numbers without Pleading Paper lines, use Line Numbering (although you also can turn on Line Numbering with the “Pleading Paper” dialog). Select “Format,” “Line,” then “Numbering” to display the “Line Numbering” dialog. From this dialog, you can turn Line Numbering on or off, select a font to use, set the numbering method, and select the starting number and numbering interval. If you adjust line spacing, the line numbers automatically should adjust (contrary to Pleading Paper line numbers).
For Pleading Paper lines, click “Tools,” “Legal,” then “Pleading Paper” to display the “Pleading Paper” dialog (this option isn’t available in all versions of WordPerfect). You can choose to display or not display, as well as set the start and stop numbers. You need to adjust the start and stop numbers depending on the line spacing you use (i.e., there should be a higher stop number if you use single space). You also can set options for displaying pleading lines in the left or right margin (usually two on the left and one on the right). You can use pleading lines without numbering for documents, such as wills in some states.
When you select “OK” to close the “Pleading Paper” dialog, WordPerfect inserts Watermark B and other codes into the “<Document Style>” code that controls the display of the lines and numbers. It also inserts a fixed “<Ln Height>” code at the top of your document. Don’t delete the “<Ln Height>” code or insert other “<Ln Height>” codes into your document or your text will not line up properly with the line numbers. In addition, if you need to change line spacing (e.g., from one to two), do so from the “Pleading Paper” dialog because the height of the line numbers will not automatically adjust if you click “Format,” “Line,” then “Height,” or “Format,” “Line,” then “Spacing.”
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