Automatic page numbering in a Microsoft Office Word document is a fairly convenient feature. It helps you save time. The user does not need to edit and format the text on his own. You can add and arrange the numbering in the document using special editor tools.
Instructions
Step 1
To insert page numbers into your document, click the Insert tab. Find the "Headers and Footers" section. Headers and footers is an area for entering data (text, graphics) located in the margins of the document. The main advantage of placing page numbers in headers and footers is that they remain unchanged when you edit the text. Therefore, the page numbers will not shift, will not move to the next page when adding new lines or paragraphs.
Step 2
In the "Headers and Footers" section, click on the "Page Number" thumbnail button. In the drop-down list, select with the help of thumbnails in which of the headers and footers the page numbers will be located, determine their position relative to the center of the document. After clicking with the left mouse button on one of the thumbnails, the page numbers will be inserted into the text, you will enter the header and footer editing mode. To exit it, double-click on any part of the working area of the document with the left mouse button.
Step 3
The numbering does not always have to match the actual number of pages, and not in all cases the user needs the page number on the title (first) page. To start numbering from a given page number (for example, your document is just a fragment of other text), go to the "Insert" tab and in the "Headers and Footers" section click on the "Page Number" button. From the drop-down menu, select Page Number Format. In the dialog box that opens, set a marker in the "Page numbering" group opposite the "Start at" item. Enter in the empty field the number (number) with which you want to start numbering.
Step 4
To remove the page number in the title page, double-click the left mouse button in the header. The context menu "Working with headers and footers" will become available. In the Options section, set the marker to the Custom First Page Header and Footer field and use the Delete or Backspace key to remove the number from the page. Exit the editing mode for headers and footers by double-clicking the left mouse button in the working area of the document.
