Before you begin, note that Word will treat tables and text boxes as if theyre on a single line, regardless of how large they are.

To have line numbers that run through your document continuously, rather than restarting on each new page, click on the Continuous option.

You can set Word to restart the sequence of line numbers with each new section break.

This is just above the Line Numbers button in the Layout tab.

The sequence will restart with the following number on the next line immediately underneath the paragraph.

Click the vertical arrow menu button in the lower-right corner of the Styles section.

Click on the side menu arrow next to the listing and then click on the Modify button.

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Restart Page Numbering In Word For Mac