Large Word documents can quickly become unwieldy and unwieldy if there are no markers to help you navigate. While page numbers solve this to a certain extent, sometimes more granular control is needed. Fortunately, Microsoft Word lets you number different parts of your document—lines, paragraphs, and sentences—and jump through large blocks of text with ease.

The following guide will walk you through the steps for numbering lines, paragraphs, and sentences in Microsoft Word.

First, let’s look at how to add numbers next to the lines in your Word document. This is the easiest of the three, because Word actually has a special option to add line numbers and customize them to your liking. Here’s how to do it:

You can switch between the different line numbering options at any time.