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This article below provides a detailed introduction to how to number pages in a document in Word.
1. Numbering pages for all pages.
- Go to the Insert -> Header & Footer -> Page Number -> choose the position and style of page numbering:
+ Top of page: Place the page number at the beginning of the document page.
+ Bottom of page: Position the page number at the end of the document page.
+ Page margin: Align according to the margin settings.
+ Current Position: Place the page number at the current cursor position.
- After selecting the page number, you can add a custom note such as “Page Note” -> result:
- If you prefer not to start numbering pages from 1 but from a random value, proceed as follows:
Step 1: Navigate to the Insert -> Header & Footer -> Page Number -> Format Page Number:
Step 2: The Page Number Format dialog box appears under the Page numbering section within Start at, enter the desired starting numbering value -> click OK:
Step 1: Remove page numbering on the introduction page: Place the cursor at the beginning of the first content page after the introduction -> go to the page layout -> click on the Break -> Next Break:
Step 2: The introduction page and subsequent pages are separated into individual sections:
Step 3: Go to the Design -> Navigation -> click on Link to Previous to unlink from the introduction page:
Step 4: Delete the page numbers on the introduction page, since the link has been removed, the remaining pages will not be affected:
Step 5: Go to the Insert -> Header & Footer -> Page Number -> Format Page Numbers to renumber the pages starting from page 1:
Step 6: In the dialog box under the Start At section, enter the value 1 -> Press OK:
- The result is that content page 1 is numbered starting from value 1:
- Similarly, to exclude numbering for the table of contents page, you perform similar actions.
Above is a detailed guide on how to number pages in a document using Word.
Wishing you all success!
