Status Bar Display of At and Ln Information in WinWord

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

The status bar At and Ln information does not display in draft view in Word. If you are working in another view and the At and Ln information does not display, you may need to adjust the options described below.

Word 97

There are three possible reasons that the At and Ln information is not displaying. Use the following procedure to verify that the settings are correct:

1. On the View menu click Normal.

2. From the Tools menu click Options.

3. Click the View tab and clear the Wrap to Window and Draft Font check boxes.

4. Click the General tab and select the Background Repagination check box

Word 7.0

There are two possible reasons that the AT and Ln information is not displaying. Use the following procedure to verify that the settings are correct:

1. From the View menu click Normal.

2. From the Tools menu click Options.

3. Click the View tab and clear the Wrap to Window and Draft Font check boxes.

4. Click the General tab and select the Background Repagination check box

Word 6.x

There are three possible reasons that the AT and Ln information is not displaying. Use the following procedure to verify that the settings are correct:

1. From the View menu click Normal.

2. From the Tools menu click Options.

3. Click the View tab and clear the Wrap to Window and Draft Font check boxes

4. Click the General tab and select the Background Repagination check box

Word 2.x

There are three possible reasons that the AT and Ln information is not displaying. Use the following procedure to verify that the settings are correct:

1. On the View menu click Normal.

2. On the View menu, make sure Draft Font is not turned on (there is not a check mark beside it).

3. From the Tools menu click Options.

4. Click the View tab and turn on the "Line Breaks and Fonts as Printed" check box.

5. Click the General tab and select the Background Repagination check box.

Word 1.x

There are three possible reasons that the AT and Ln information is not displaying. Use the following procedure to verify that the settings are correct:

1. On the View menu click Normal.

2. On the View menu, click Preferences and turn on the Display As Printed check box.

3. From the Utilities menu click Customize.

4. Turn on the Background Repagination check box.

MORE INFORMATION

If a printer driver is not selected in the Printer Setup dialog box, the At and Ln information does not display.

The status bar At and Ln number information is based on the current insertion point position. "At" refers to the insertion point position from the top of page. "Ln" refers to the current line number from the top margin.

Note: If your insertion point is in the header or footer of a document, the At and Ln information is not displayed in the status bar.