To specify line numbering options

You can specify the following line numbering options in the IDE:

1. In the IDE, click Tools > Options.
2. Expand Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL, and click the Line Numbering tab.
3. Select the style in which you want your source numbered:
   • COBOL (left-hand margin) - numbers run down the left-hand side of the source.
   • Standard (right-hand margin) - numbers run down the right-hand side of the source.
   • Show warning dialog when source format is Free or Variable - enables a warning when the source code is not in fixed source format.

     This dialog is displayed when your source files use a free or variable source format and there might be valid code in the areas where renumbering and unnumbering insert or remove numbers.

4. Click OK.

Alternatively, you can use the buttons Toggle COBOL line numbering mode and Toggle Standard line numbering mode on the COBOL toolbar to quickly enable or disable the two line numbering styles.