Originally Posted by macropod

There are two fundamental problems with trying to generate an exact replica of the PDF content in Word:


1. One would need to know the exact line-spacing used for all the lines in the PDF, not just the 'blank' ones; and
2. Word optimises the page layout for the currently-active printer, which can result in pagination changes just by changing printer drivers. In other words, some content, including numbers for 'blank' lines could end up on different pages.

A macro could be written, but it wouldn't be simple.

Originally Posted by tommydog

These are not problems, as the object of line numbering is not to place numbers exactly inline with the text, but as a rough reference.