When a document contains more than one page, it can get confusing if each page is not numbered. For page numbers to be printed, you must paste them in the editor. To do this, you should use the tools of the program.
Instructions
Step 1
Microsoft Office Word is often used to work with text, Excel is used to design tables, graphs and charts. Inserting page numbers is illustrated using these programs as an example.
Step 2
To automatically arrange page numbers in a Word document, you need to work with headers and footers - an empty space located in the margins of the document. The main advantage of using them is that when you edit text in the workspace, the data placed in the headers and footers will remain unchanged.
Step 3
Open your document and go to the "Insert" tab. In the "Headers and Footers" section, click on the "Page Number" thumbnail button. In the drop-down menu and submenu items, select the method of placing numbers on the page. After that, you will automatically be taken to the header and footer editing mode. To exit it, double-click in the working area of the document with the left mouse button.
Step 4
To select the format of page numbers (numbering in Roman, Arabic or alphabetical letters), or to indicate which page the numbering should start from, select “Format page numbers” in the “Page number” drop-down menu. In an additional window that opens, enter all the necessary changes.
Step 5
To number pages in your Excel document, also click the Insert tab. Find the "Text" section and click on the "Headers and Footers" button to access the context menu. In the "Header and Footer Elements" section, click on the "Page Number" button. Do not assign any values to the "& [Page]" field, just exit the header and footer editing mode. As the data is placed on the pages of the document, the numbering will be added automatically.
Step 6
The page numbers placed in the headers and footers will be printed exactly as they were inserted into the document. If you want to add numbering to an already printed document, you can use the same method. Create an electronic document with blank pages (no text), but assign them automatic numbering. Place the sheets in the printer so that the existing text is at the top, and print a blank document with page numbers.
