How to Create a Number Line in Microsoft Word 2007

Draw the Line
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Open Word 2007 and start a new blank document.
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Click 'Insert tab,' 'Shapes' and 'Lines,' and choose the double arrow line.
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Hold down the 'Shift' key (to keep the line straight), then click and drag to create a horizontal line on the page. A new Format panel will open at the top of the screen.
Draw the Tick Marks
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Click the plain line button (no arrows) in the upper left of the Drawing Tools Format panel at the top of the screen.
5. Hold down the 'Shift' key, then click and drag a vertical 'tick mark' on the the horizontal line.
6. Click to select this tick mark. The cursor will become a cross-hairs icon when the object is able to be selected. Because the line is thin, you will need to be precise in your clicking.
7. Right-click 'Copy' and 'Paste' to make a duplicate of the tick mark. This ensures the tick marks are uniform in size. Repeat the right-click 'Paste' command as many times as you need tick marks for your line. Don't worry about arranging them yet, just paste in the amount you need.
8. Hold down the 'Shift' key and click to select all the tick marks. Remember that the cursor must be a cross-hairs icon to select the line.
9. Click the 'Arrange palette,' 'Align' and 'Align Tops' to move all the tick marks into line with the topmost one.
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Drag to place one tick mark at either end of the number line, then select all the tick marks again.
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Click 'Arrange palette,' 'Align' and 'Distribute Horizontally,' and the tick marks will space themselves evenly across the double arrow line between the two end tick marks.
Add the Numbers
12. Click the 'Insert tab' and 'Text' box, then click and drag below the first tick mark to add a small box to type your starting number into.
13. Drag over the number to select it and a floating format palette will appear that enables you to adjust the font, size or color of the number.
14. Click outside the text box to exit the text editor, then click on the text box edge with the cross-hairs cursor to select it.
15. Double-click the outline of the text box to bring up the Shape Format tab. Under Text Box Styles and Shape Outline, click 'No Outline' to remove the border around the text box.
16. Right-click 'Copy' on the text box, then right-click 'Paste' to duplicate the text box. Repeat the right-click 'Paste' command until you have a text box for every tick mark.
17. Click and drag the text boxes below the tick marks. Don't worry about lining them up perfectly or changing the numbers yet.
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Hold down the 'Shift' key and click (with cross-hairs cursor) to select all the text boxes, then click 'Arrange palette,' 'Align' and 'Align Tops' to move all the numbers into line with the topmost one.
19. Click 'Arrange palette,' 'Align' and 'Distribute Horizontally' to arrange the numbers equal distances across the number line. They should match up with your tick marks if the first and last ones were placed correctly.
20. Click into the text boxes and update the numbers so they are sequential.
21. Select text boxes and use the arrow keys to nudge any that need to be adjusted after the alignment commands and text editing. You may need to drag the side handles on text boxes containing double digit numbers if they are too small to display more than one digit.
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