Well, for paragraphs, you could simply replace '.Sentences' in the code in post #4 with '.Paragraphs', but that wouldn't make a lot of sense when Word already has auto-numbering for paragraphs. An alternative approach would be to use a macro-driven Find/Replace which, as I said, can be used for spaces, tabs, paragraph breaks, manual line breaks, manual page breaks. Section breaks, etc., but even that wouldn't be appropriate for paragraph numbering. That said, the Find/Replace code might be structured along the lines of the macro here: https://www.msofficeforums.com/word-...tml#post112574

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Paul Edstein
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ok, that's something to experiment with. Many thanks for the help.

Andrew