WD: At and Ln Information Does Not Appear on Status Bar (61087)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0b
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q61087

SYMPTOMS

The status bar At and Ln information does not appear in draft view in Word. If you are working in another view and the At and Ln information does not appear, you may need to adjust the options described in the "Workaround" section of this article.

WORKAROUND

Word 97

There are three possible reasons that the At and Ln information is not appearing. Use the following procedure to verify that the settings are correct:
  1. On the View menu, click Normal.
  2. On 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.
NOTE: Online view Ln information appears blank, although the At information is available.

Word 7.0

There are two possible reasons that the At and Ln information is not appearing. Use the following procedure to verify that the settings are correct:
  1. On the View menu, click Normal.
  2. On 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 appearing. Use the following procedure to verify that the settings are correct:
  1. On the View menu, click Normal.
  2. On 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 appearing. 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 (the check box is not selected).
  3. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  4. Click the View tab and select 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 appearing. 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 select the Display As Printed check box.
  3. On the Utilities menu, click Customize.
  4. Select the Background repagination check box.
NOTE: The At and Ln information is available in draft view. Switch to another view by clicking the View menu and clicking Outline, Page, or Normal. Clearing the other view options chooses normal view.

MORE INFORMATION

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

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 the 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 on the status bar.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:kbprb KB61087
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